The impact of climate change in Africa: Environmental security in the face of nature

Abstract

The research aims to highlight the role of climate change in creating a deteriorating natural environment and its impact on development processes and efforts to provide human security in African countries, as well as its effect on social and economic structures. Climate change has led to scarcity in essential resources for livelihoods and has played a role in state-building trajectories. It has also accelerated the pace of ongoing armed conflicts in numerous countries, in addition to migration, asylumseeking, and increasing burdens and responsibilities on the armed forces. The main focus of this research is to emphasize the reality of the effects resulting from climate change, a subject that has stirred controversy and has not been acknowledged by certain powers. The catastrophic consequences of these climate changes on the security level have revealed the weakness of African countries in confronting them. The research also highlights an increase in the intensity of armed conflicts on the continent, with non-state groups gaining control over certain regions, exploiting the weakened infrastructure resulting from natural disasters. Moreover, the most dangerous aspect is the geopolitical changes linked to these climate changes.