Growth of Violence and Forced Migration in Sahel Region of Africa – Climate Solutions Advancement Network (ClimateSAN)

Growth of Violence and Forced Migration in Sahel Region of Africa

Animation illustrating the spreading violence in the Sahel over recent 20 year period by the World Economic Forum (WEF)

1. Given below are some articles relating to food insecurity, growth of violence, and forced migration due to climate change in the Sahel Region of Africa:

a) World Economic Forum: The Sahel is engulfed by violence. Climate change, food insecurity and extremists are largely to blame, Jan 23, 2019

b) France24: The Sahel: Terror, poverty and climate change, 10/06/2021

Amid the unrest, poverty and climate change, the UN said internal displacement had increased 20-fold in less than two years and the number of families facing hunger has tripled.

c) BBC: Nigeria’s security crises – five different threats By Aliyu Tanko
Nigeria is faced with an unprecedented wave of different but overlapping security crises – from kidnapping to extremist insurgencies – almost every corner of the country has been hit by violence and crime.

d) UNHCR: Sahel internal displacement tops 2 million as violence surges by Moussa Bougma in Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, 22 January 2021
Grim milestone reached in world’s fastest-growing displacement crisis as fighting uproots 11,400 within Burkina Faso.
Aguiratou Diallo (right) and her family, who were internally displaced following violence, pictured in Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, in January.

e) ReliefWeb: Over 360,000 Persons Displaced in Chad’s Lake Province, Over Half of Province’s Population, 28 Aug 2020

f) UNHCR: Record numbers forced to flee ongoing violence in Burkina Faso, 23 July 2021
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

g) CNN: Climate crisis could displace 1.2 billion people by 2050, report warns By Jessie Yeung, CNN, September 10, 2020

h) IEP: Ecological Threat Register (ETR) by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).

i) Yale Global: Climate Change Expands the Terrorist Threat, Thursday, July 25, 2019
Terrorist groups feign leadership on climate change, hijacking environmental narratives to challenge fragile governments in the Middle East and Africa, Austin Bodetti

j) VoA: Climate Change to Cause Chaos in Africa, Warn Scientists By Henry Ridgwell. August 5, 2019 09:42 AM

Climate change will hit many African countries more severely than previously thought, according to a new report. Researchers warn that rapid population growth means more and more people will be affected by extreme weather events across the continent in the coming years.

k) IMCCS: World Climate and Security Report 2020 by the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS).

l) IMCCS: The World Climate and Security Report 2021 by the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS).

m) Video Recording: Highlights of The World Climate and Security Report 2020 from the Conference: Impacts of Climate Change on Human Security: What Can Be Done? on May 18, 2020.

2. Additional webpages containing links to more articles about climate and security:

a) Growth of Violence and Forced Migration Relating to Climate Change

b) Climate Change & Global Security

c) Climate and Security in Nigeria – Articles & Reports

3) Google searches to more related articles:

a) Google News Search on Climate and Security

b) Google News Search on Climate Refugees