Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Iraq
Written by
Elisabeth L. Rosvold
Former employee
Anne Funnemark
Former employee
Katongo Sebuya
Kyungmee Kim
Kheira Tarif
Dylan O'Driscoll
Shivan Fazil
Ed.
Cedric H. de Coning
Research Professor
Florian Krampe
Senior Researcher, SIPRI
Summary:
• Increasing temperatures, decreasing water availability and greater inter-annual variability in rainfall negatively affect agriculture, reduce household income and food availability, and exacerbate livelihood insecurity. Women and girls are disproportionately affected by the adverse effects of climate change, due to pre-existing gender norms and persisting inequalities.
• Low agriculture yields and loss of livelihoods contribute to increased urban migration, with urban challenges including the risk of social unrest and protests in host cities.
• Armed groups and militias leverage the economic hardships, further exacerbated by the compounding effects of climate change, for recruitment and support.
Weak governance increases the opportunities for elite exploitation and corruption, which leads to further marginalization and exclusion that feed grievances and drive instability.
• Low agriculture yields and loss of livelihoods contribute to increased urban migration, with urban challenges including the risk of social unrest and protests in host cities.
• Armed groups and militias leverage the economic hardships, further exacerbated by the compounding effects of climate change, for recruitment and support.
Weak governance increases the opportunities for elite exploitation and corruption, which leads to further marginalization and exclusion that feed grievances and drive instability.
- Published year: 2022
- Page count: 4
- Language: English
Written by
Elisabeth L. Rosvold
Former employee
Anne Funnemark
Former employee
Katongo Sebuya
Kyungmee Kim
Kheira Tarif
Dylan O'Driscoll
Shivan Fazil