Supporting Sustainable Security in a Hot and Hungry World

The document examines the intersection of food insecurity, climate change, and conflict, noting that while food security is beginning to be mainstreamed into multilateral processes, there is a critical lack of climate finance for green transitions in food systems. It highlights how food insecurity can increase security risks and be exploited by terrorist organizations for recruitment, urging a shift away from donor-driven approaches and policy silos to treat food security as a predictive tool for stability.

• Global food insecurity is being exacerbated by the combined effects of climate change and escalating violence in the Middle East, Africa, and the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
• There is a significant deficiency in the amount of climate finance allocated to the green transition of food systems, despite efforts to integrate food security into multilateral frameworks.
• Food insecurity and conflict exist in a reciprocal relationship where conflict worsens hunger, and food insecurity increases security risks, potentially allowing terrorist groups to use food for control and recruitment.

APA

The Council on Strategic Risks (2024). Supporting Sustainable Security in a Hot and Hungry World. https://councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/03/04/supporting-sustainable-security-in-a-hot-and-hungry-world/

Chicago

The Council on Strategic Risks. Supporting Sustainable Security in a Hot and Hungry World. 2024. https://councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/03/04/supporting-sustainable-security-in-a-hot-and-hungry-world/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{thecouncilonstrategicrisks2024supporting, author = {{The Council on Strategic Risks}}, title = {{Supporting Sustainable Security in a Hot and Hungry World}}, institution = {The Council on Strategic Risks}, year = {2024}, month = mar, url = {https://councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/03/04/supporting-sustainable-security-in-a-hot-and-hungry-world/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }