This Wednesday, 9 March at 10AM EDT / 4PM CET, the UAE presidency of the UN Security Council will convene an Arria-formula meeting on "Climate Finance for Sustaining Peace and Security."

International support for implementation of climate linked peacebuilding and risk management has been highly limited. Climate finance for developing countries - the largest multilateral funding source for these efforts - is already significantly below required levels, and access for conflict affected and extremely fragile contexts is even lower.

Yet the value of conflict prevention and climate adaptation continues to grow. The 2018 UN World Bank “Pathways for Peace” report estimated a return of $16 from every $1 invested in conflict prevention efforts, and the Global Commission on Adaptation in 2019 similarly estimated returns on investment in climate adaptation even in non-conflict-affected and fragile areas ranging from $2 - $10 per $1 invested.

Livestream | "Climate Finance for Sustaining Peace and Security": ggkp.org/ZZt
Blog | "Climate finance and the peace dividend": ggkp.org/ZZF