A regional conference on climate change, peace and security in West Africa and the Sahel is underway in Dakar.
The meeting organized by the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Ireland and the Ghanian government in partnership with The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) seeks to look into climate and security risks in West Africa.
Speaking during the opening of the meeting Ireland’s Special Envoy to Francophone Africa and the Sahel Kenneth Thompson said West Africa is at risk of climate change thereby exacerbating already difficult security conditions.
