Framing and Responding to Climate-Related Security Risks in Swedish Development Cooperation

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, 2020

Author(s): Malin Mobjörk and Veronica Brodén Gyberg

Countries: Sweden

Topics: Climate Change, Conflict Prevention, Gender, Governance, Livelihoods, Monitoring and Evaluation, Programming, Renewable Resources

Societies worldwide are increasingly facing security challenges posed by climate change. The impacts of climate change exacerbate existing vulnerabilities and undermine human security, and the most detrimental effects are seen in already fragile contexts. Development organizations are key in addressing and mitigating climate-related security risks due to the importance of preventive measures. Such organizations are conceptualizing and integrating security risks posed by climate change, but the work is often done in silos.

This paper contributes to the burgeoning research on the integration of climate-related security risks by organizations, with a case study on how the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is framing and developing its responses.