The Green Transition and Peace: Exploring Climate Crisis and Security Dynamics in Somalia

In the context of the EU’s efforts to pursue and promote a green transition and to support climate adaptation as part of its external action and international partnerships, the overall aim of the meeting was to inform the EU’s efforts in Somalia on how its climate action and engagements with partners for a green transition are conflict-sensitive and actively contribute to conflict prevention and peace.

Specifically, the meeting sought to gather input on how the EU may:

• Strengthen how EU climate actions in Somalia are conflict-sensitive and informed by conflict analysis, to avoid negative unintended consequences and to identify and pursue opportunities to contribute to peace;
• Increase the climate-sensitivity of the design and implementation of EU peacebuilding and crisis response interventions;
• Design and seize on green energy initiatives in Somalia to promote dialogue and co-operation;
• Support the connections between environmental protection and restoration, inclusion and peacebuilding in Somalia;

Ensure that its green transition activities respond to human security challenges and benefit local populations.

Final Agenda

Meeting Report

For more information about this event, please contact Marie Lena Groenewald.