Why we must urgently address climate issues to secure global peace

The document highlights the dangerous nexus between climate change, food insecurity, and armed conflict, using the Sahel as a primary example. It argues that climate action must be inclusive and fair to avoid exacerbating conflict risks and suggests that building community-level resilience through regenerative agriculture and technology access is key to a just transition.

• Climate change and environmental challenges are inextricably linked with hunger, poverty, migration, and security, creating complex crises that cannot be solved by treating these issues in isolation.
• In the Sahel region, the combination of climate-driven crop failure and armed insurgencies has led to a ten-year high in the number of people facing starvation and a nearly 400% increase in displaced persons.
• Building resilience in fragile communities requires a shift from top-down policy to community-centered empowerment, utilizing micro-finance, micro-insurance, and sustainable farming training.
• Regenerative agriculture is identified as a critical tool for both food security and climate mitigation, as more than half of the world's soils are moderately to severely degraded, which drives the climate crisis by reducing carbon content.
• A just transition to sustainable economies depends on equitable access to technology to reduce social and economic inequality, specifically noting that Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies could provide significant welfare benefits to sub-Saharan Africa.

APA

Smith, M. F. G. R. D. (2023). Why we must urgently address climate issues to secure global peace. World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/stories/nature-and-biodiversity/urgently-need-a-new-climate-for-peace/

Chicago

Smith, Martin Frick, Grégoire Roos, Dan. Why we must urgently address climate issues to secure global peace. World Economic Forum, 2023. https://www.weforum.org/stories/nature-and-biodiversity/urgently-need-a-new-climate-for-peace/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Smith |first1=Martin Frick, Grégoire Roos, Dan |title=Why we must urgently address climate issues to secure global peace |publisher=World Economic Forum |date=13 June 2023 |url=https://www.weforum.org/stories/nature-and-biodiversity/urgently-need-a-new-climate-for-peace/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{smith2023why, author = {Smith, Martin Frick, Grégoire Roos, Dan}, title = {{Why we must urgently address climate issues to secure global peace}}, publisher = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2023}, month = jun, url = {https://www.weforum.org/stories/nature-and-biodiversity/urgently-need-a-new-climate-for-peace/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }