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Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Somalia (2021)
February 2021
Stockholm
SIPRI
Somalia is highly susceptible to the effects of climate change and extreme weather. Without anticipatory preventive approaches, these factors are likely to exacerbate existing vulnerabilities and reduce the people’s livelihood options, which in turn may have negative impacts for stability and security in Somalia. More frequent and intense droughts and floods undermine food security and worsen livelihood conditions in Somalia, adversely affecting marginalized groups, fuelling grievances, increasing competition over scarce resources and exacerbating existing community tensions and vulnerabilities. This has complex and interlinked implications for the peace and security situation
in Somalia.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)/EDITORS
Anab Ovidie Grand is a Junior Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI).
Dr John Karlsrud is Research Professor and Head of the Research group on peace, conflict and development at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI).
Jenny Nortvedt was a Junior Research Fellow in the Research Group on Peace, Conflict and Development at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI).
Dr Andrew E. Yaw Tchie is a Senior Researcher in the Research group on peace, conflict and development at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI).
Kheira Tarif is a Researcher in the SIPRI Climate Change and Risk Programme.