Algeria Urges Faster Adoption of Common African Stance on Climate Challenges
The African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC), chaired by Angola, held a session Thursday on the link between climate change, peace and security in Africa.
The meeting highlighted the impact of climate change on the continent’s economic and social development, as well as its repercussions on peace and security. It also reviewed ways to secure sustainable financing to address these challenges, alongside progress toward a common African position on climate, peace and security, meant to serve as a reference document for Africa in international climate forums.
Member states stressed the need to develop African financing mechanisms accessible to countries facing security challenges or undergoing political transition, support a just transition, intensify African initiatives on climate security, and strengthen cooperation among member states and regional economic communities to achieve a coordinated response.
In his remarks, Algeria’s ambassador and permanent representative to the AU, Mohamed Khaled, said climate change was an important factor exacerbating tensions on the continent. He noted Algeria has adopted several policies and programs to address climate challenges, aware of their potentially disastrous impact on development plans.
He also underlined Africa’s urgent need for international assistance to strengthen adaptation and resilience through fair and sustainable financing, calling for the acceleration of a joint African position on the climate–peace–security nexus and the elaboration of unified solutions within the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), ahead of the COP30 conference.
The PSC is expected to issue a communiqué following the meeting.
