Climate, Peace and Security

UNOAU advances the climate, peace and security agenda by strengthening the AU’s ability to anticipate, prevent and respond to climate‑related risks to peace and stability.

UNOAU focuses on:

(i) Strengthening UN–AU high‑level advocacy, political engagement and strategic coordination on climate, peace and security, including at continental and global fora.

(ii) Reinforcing the capacity of the AU and its RECs/RMs, Climate Commissions, specialised agencies and the African Group of Negotiators to assess, interpret and respond to climate‑related security risks.

(iii) Integrating climate, environmental and natural resource considerations into AU‑led mediation, preventive diplomacy, peacebuilding, peace support operations and efforts to address root causes of conflict.

(iv) Supporting peace‑positive climate action, including through the implementation of the AU Climate Change Resilient Development Strategy and climate finance for transformative resilience efforts in fragile, conflict‑affected and vulnerable settings.