Libya's Climate, Peace, and Security Challenges: A Joint Council Stakeout

Reaffirming Collective Action on Climate, Peace, and Security in Libya

• 🌍 The Security Council signatories of the Joint Pledges on Climate, Peace and Security (CPS) — Denmark, France, Greece, Latvia, Liberia, Panama, and the United Kingdom — reaffirmed their collective call to address Libya's intertwined climate change, peace, and security challenges.
• ⚠️ Libya faces extreme climate stresses, including water scarcity, rising temperatures, and floods, which exacerbate fragility by intensifying resource competition and increasing displacement.

Key Messages for Libya's Future

• 🎯 First, a Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political process is urged to resume to enable the country to manage climate shocks, as the current deadlock hinders response capabilities and risks exploitation by armed actors.
• 🏛️ Libyan authorities are encouraged to embed climate-related peace and security risk management into national planning and budgeting, ensuring inclusive and gender-responsive decision-making.
• 🤝 Second, the critical role of civil society and local authorities in climate action is recognized, with encouragement for Libyan authorities to prioritize support for youth and women-led initiatives.
• 🗺️ Climate security assessments should include border communities, municipalities, and displacement-prone areas to reflect local circumstances and reduce marginalization.

Strengthening Disaster Governance and Climate Finance

• 🚨 Third, stronger disaster risk governance and climate finance readiness are essential, highlighted by the costly 2023 Derma disaster.
• 📈 Support is encouraged for Libya's National Emergency and Crisis Management Center to develop a multi-hazard early warning system and a national climate risk registry.
• 💰 International partners are called upon to support a national climate finance task force to help Libya access essential climate funds.
• 🌐 Finally, the integration of Libya's climate-related fragility into regional security and cooperation frameworks is encouraged.