Climate Security in South Sudan: A Conversation with Ratia Tekenet [Audio]
Publisher: New Security Beat
Author(s): Wilson Center
Date: 2024
Topics: Climate Change, Humanitarian Assistance, Monitoring and Evaluation, Programming
Countries: South Sudan
In today’s episode of New Security Broadcast, ECSP Director Lauren Risi interviews Ratia Tekenet, a Climate Security Expert with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and a former ECSP staff member. In their conversation, Ratia explores how climate change is intensifying South Sudan’s security challenges, creating an immense humanitarian crisis. She also discusses the efforts of UN agencies, the South Sudanese government, and local communities to build resilience and respond to ongoing climate disasters, as well as the need for greater integration of the humanitarian-development-peace (HDP) nexus.