GCTF Initiative on Addressing the Nexus Between Climate Change and Violent Extremism Conducive to Terrorism

The GCTF Initiative on Addressing the Nexus Between Climate Change and Violent Extremism Conducive to Terrorism aims to gather and discuss evidence on the relationship between the effects of climate change and violent extremism conducive to terrorism, particularly in regions like the East and Horn of Africa. Led by Germany and Kenya – and supported by the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund as implementing partner – the Initiative will build on existing GCTF outputs* to create a toolkit that employs case studies and lessons learned to inform a set of non-binding practical recommendations for practitioners and policymakers.

The Initiative recognizes the detrimental effects of climate change on livelihoods, resource availability, and overall stability – factors which may contribute to fragilities in society which could in turn be exploited by parties motivated by violent extremism conducive to terrorism. The final toolkit will be a result of collaboration and coordination with governments, civil society, international and regional organizations, and other relevant stakeholders, thereby incorporating diverse considerations and perspectives on the interlinkages between the effects of climate change and violent extremism conducive to terrorism when developing and implementing appropriate policy and programming.

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• Recommendations for Funding and Enabling Community-Level P/CVE
• Memorandum on Good Practices on Strengthening National-Local Cooperation (NLC) in P/CVE
• Ankara Memorandum on Good Practices for a Multi-Sectoral Approach to Countering Violent Extremism
• Good Practices on Women and Countering Violent Extremism
  • Addendum to the GCTF Good Practices on Women and CVE with a Focus on Mainstreaming Gender
• Antalya Memorandum on the Protection of Soft Targets in a Counterterrorism Context
• Rome Memorandum on Good Practices for Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Violent Extremist Offenders
• The Hague Good Practices on the Nexus between Transnational Organized Crime and Terrorism