Discussing the Africa Horn’s climate refugee crisis with an expert

As COP28 continues, critical discourse surrounding climate change is unfolding. While sweeping decarbonization plans take center stage, immediate relief in the African Horn doesn’t appear to be forthcoming. Can we amplify the discourse of those most affected, we ask an expert on the subject.

As Thred has covered across several recent stories, the Horn of Africa, comprising countries like Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Sudan, is grappling with the severe consequences of climate change.

From prolonged droughts to erratic rainfall patterns and increased frequency of extreme weather events, the impact is profound. Refugees, who have already fled conflict and persecution, now face the ceaseless adversary of environmental degradation.

Recent analyses of climate adaptation strategies reveal a stark reality: the very people who are most vulnerable to climate change are often neglected in action plans to prevent its impacts. This, disappointingly, has been the case at COP28 thus far.

The Horn of Africa’s refugee populations are trapped in a vicious cycle of…