Somalia holds a security and climate conference in Mogadishu
Somalia yesterday Monday held an important Conference on Security and Climate in the capital Mogadishu, being an important meeting on climate change and protecting national security.
The meeting opened by Deputy Prime Minister Salah Jama has been organized by the National Security Adviser's office and brought together senior government officials and representatives from international organizations, including the African Union and the United Nations.
Christophe Hodder, United Nations adviser on climate and environmental issues in Somalia said: "Today's meeting (yesterday Monday) is very important because it has brought together people who give importance to climate security to discuss people involved in issues of security of different units."
He has also emphasized the need to increase well-coordinated efforts to deal with the future challenges of climate change and insecurity.
Somalia has experienced severe climate-related challenges, including last year's worst drought in decades, followed by severe flooding.
In addition to the challenges of the weather, Somalia continues to fight the instability resulting from the attacks of the al-Shabaab terrorist group which has been carrying out frequent attacks and causing conflicts to the government of Somalia which is supported by African Union troops since the year 2007 to fight the gang and restore peace in the Horn of Africa country.
