Climate Change is Fueling Conflict and Migration in Lake Chad

A new report warns the region is facing “much more than a climate and ecological crisis.' It's a humanitarian issue

Human rights group Refugees International called for the issue to be central to a high-level international conference on theThe report found that shrinking natural resources due to adverse weather are heightening tensions across communities and displacing people. It said that around 3 million people have been displaced and an additional 11 million were in need of humanitarian assistance.

The Lake Chad region is facing “much more than a climate and ecological crisis,” said Mabingue Ngom, the senior advisor to the executive director of the United Nations population agency. “It is a humanitarian issue touching on peace and regional development.” “Fighting over access to natural resources forced 60,000 people to seek refuge in neighboring Chad in late 2021,” Lamarche said.

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