Building resilience and greening the economy: Integrating climate, peace, and security into Zambia’s capacity to adapt to climate change

Finding the right balance between adaptation and mitigation.

Like many other countries, Zambia faces the urgent and complex challenges posed by climate change. Drought-induced food and water shortages can increase tensions within and between communities. Climate action must be conflict-sensitive and contribute to strengthening social cohesion, resilience and adaptive capacity in Zambia.