A new podcast series is exploring the growing link between climate change, conflict and peacebuilding, highlighting how communities on the frontlines are responding to increasingly complex challenges.
Produced by the United Nations Climate Security Mechanism and the United Nations System Staff College, with support from Berghof Foundation, the Climate, Crisis and Courage podcast examines how climate-related pressures are affecting peace and security in fragile settings around the world.
The pilot episode focuses on South Sudan, where years of devastating floods have compounded existing humanitarian and security challenges. In communities already facing resource competition, displacement and the presence of armed groups, climate shocks are placing additional strain on livelihoods and social cohesion.
Through stories and perspectives from those living and working on the ground, the episode explores how climate stressors can fuel tensions, drive migration and deepen vulnerabilities, while also highlighting local efforts to adapt, prevent conflict and build peace.
The episode features Nazanine Moshiri in conversation with Johnson Nkem, Climate and Security Advisor with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and Repent Taban, Country Director of the Nile Sustainable Development Organization. Together, they discuss the realities facing communities across South Sudan and the evolving role of the United Nations in integrating climate risk into peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts.
Serving as an introduction to the concept of climate, peace and security, the episode also explains why these issues matter at the United Nations and why addressing climate-related risks is increasingly important for sustaining peace in fragile contexts.
By centering the voices of communities most affected, Climate, Crisis and Courage offers an on-the-ground look at the human impact of climate insecurity and the efforts underway to strengthen resilience in the face of growing environmental and security pressures.
