Media Mentions: December 2023
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Getting climate funds to conflict zones – a case for working with armed groups and local communities
December 04, 2023
Civilians and armed groups alike are increasingly concerned about climate change. The international community, however, is doing little to address its impact in these vulnerable areas. The Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative has identified 25 countries as most vulnerable to climate change and least prepared to adapt to its impact. Of these, 15 have been hit hard by conflict. This list includes Somalia, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo and Afghanistan.
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The WPS Index and the Gender-Climate-Security Nexus
December 01, 2023
These findings yield critical policy implications. Decisionmakers working on issues of climate and security must:
Leverage systematized information and metrics—such as the WPS Index, other indices of gender equality, and climate resilience indices such as the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative Index, the State Resilience Index, and the Environmental Performance Index—to promote data-informed work across the gender-climatesecurity nexus.