Institutional avenues for addressing climate, peace and security in Southern Africa
Globally, Southern Africa is one of the regions most affected by climate impacts. While the region is relatively peaceful, it is evident that the impacts of climate on peace and security are manifesting in multifaceted ways. The region is seeing increased instability, conflict, and social te...
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| author | Synnestvedt, Thea Mandlenkosi, Maphosa Gadu, Siyaxola Campbell, Raramai Sax, Niklas Maviza, Gracsious |
| author_browse | Campbell, Raramai Gadu, Siyaxola Mandlenkosi, Maphosa Maviza, Gracsious Sax, Niklas Synnestvedt, Thea |
| author_facet | Synnestvedt, Thea Mandlenkosi, Maphosa Gadu, Siyaxola Campbell, Raramai Sax, Niklas Maviza, Gracsious |
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| description | Globally, Southern Africa is one of the regions most affected by
climate impacts. While the region is relatively peaceful, it is evident
that the impacts of climate on peace and security are manifesting
in multifaceted ways. The region is seeing increased instability,
conflict, and social tensions, largely attributed to the changes in
the natural resource landscape. These include small-scale resource
conflicts and the depletion of natural resource-based livelihoods,
which worsen socio-economic conditions and inequality, thus
amplifying vulnerabilities and exacerbating social tensions. Due to
the major overlaps within the climate, peace and security nexus,
there is a need to address these challenges intersectionally.
However, current institutional set-ups are not necessarily designed
to address such intersectional challenges. Therefore, the aim of
the paper is to examine the existing institutional frameworks for
climate change and identify potential entry points within the
frameworks for climate, peace and security in Southern Africa, with
particular focus on Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa,
Zambia and Zimbabwe. To this end, this paper aims to: (1)
understand the existing institutional frameworks for climate
change; and to (2) identify opportunities for institutional
incorporation of the climate, peace and security nexus within the
national climate change response landscape. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1757712025-11-05T12:07:35Z Institutional avenues for addressing climate, peace and security in Southern Africa Synnestvedt, Thea Mandlenkosi, Maphosa Gadu, Siyaxola Campbell, Raramai Sax, Niklas Maviza, Gracsious climate change conflict sensitivity institutional development southern africa Globally, Southern Africa is one of the regions most affected by climate impacts. While the region is relatively peaceful, it is evident that the impacts of climate on peace and security are manifesting in multifaceted ways. The region is seeing increased instability, conflict, and social tensions, largely attributed to the changes in the natural resource landscape. These include small-scale resource conflicts and the depletion of natural resource-based livelihoods, which worsen socio-economic conditions and inequality, thus amplifying vulnerabilities and exacerbating social tensions. Due to the major overlaps within the climate, peace and security nexus, there is a need to address these challenges intersectionally. However, current institutional set-ups are not necessarily designed to address such intersectional challenges. Therefore, the aim of the paper is to examine the existing institutional frameworks for climate change and identify potential entry points within the frameworks for climate, peace and security in Southern Africa, with particular focus on Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. To this end, this paper aims to: (1) understand the existing institutional frameworks for climate change; and to (2) identify opportunities for institutional incorporation of the climate, peace and security nexus within the national climate change response landscape. 2025-07-22 2025-07-23T10:40:05Z 2025-07-23T10:40:05Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175771 en Open Access application/pdf Synnestvedt, T.; Mandlenkosi, M.; Gadu, S.; Campbell, R.; Sax, N.; Maviza, G. (2025) Institutional avenues for addressing climate, peace and security in Southern Africa. CGIAR Climate Security. 30 p. |
| spellingShingle | climate change conflict sensitivity institutional development southern africa Synnestvedt, Thea Mandlenkosi, Maphosa Gadu, Siyaxola Campbell, Raramai Sax, Niklas Maviza, Gracsious Institutional avenues for addressing climate, peace and security in Southern Africa |
| title | Institutional avenues for addressing climate, peace and security in Southern Africa |
| title_full | Institutional avenues for addressing climate, peace and security in Southern Africa |
| title_fullStr | Institutional avenues for addressing climate, peace and security in Southern Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Institutional avenues for addressing climate, peace and security in Southern Africa |
| title_short | Institutional avenues for addressing climate, peace and security in Southern Africa |
| title_sort | institutional avenues for addressing climate peace and security in southern africa |
| topic | climate change conflict sensitivity institutional development southern africa |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175771 |
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