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SIPRI: Climate change hinders peacebuilding in Mali
Research group SIPRI has identified a link between climate change and extremism in the West African country. As the region reels from the sudden death of Western-backed strongman Idriss Deby, instability is rife.
Many Malians have been forced to flee their lands as climate change and insecurity take their toll
A new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has detailed how environmental changes, including limited land, freshwater and other natural resources, are at least partly driving the growth of extremist groups operating in Mali. The effects of climate change make peacebuilding more difficult, Farah Hegazi from SIPRI s Climate Change and Risk Program told DW. When climate change has a negative impact on agriculture, for instance, it means people s income goes down.