STOCKHOLM - SIPRI has released today an Insights Paper that explores the challenges of climate adaptation in areas beyond government control.

Areas beyond government control constitute a highly diverse subgroup of fragile and conflict-affected settings.

As a result of conflict and weak governance, many of these areas have become more vulnerable to climate change. Their communities have been left with limited capacity to respond to changing climatic conditions and extreme weather events.

These settings pose unique challenges for external engagement and have, therefore, long been overlooked in adaptation efforts.

This SIPRI Insights on Peace and Security explores both opportunities for and limitations of climate change adaptation in areas beyond government control. By highlighting the diversity of these settings and the range of possible adaptation measures, the paper proposes a framework with four guiding questions designed to help identify context-appropriate adaptation options.

About the authors

Dr Karen Meijer (Netherlands) was a Senior Researcher in the SIPRI Climate Change and Risk Programme.

Ann-Sophie Böhle (Germany) is a Research Assistant in the SIPRI Climate Change and Risk Programme.

For the full paper,visit: https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2024-09/2024_2_adaptation_beyond_gov_control.pdf