From Climate Vulnerability to Investment: Financing Resilience, Adaptation and Climate Mobility in Somalia
In Somalia, climate shocks are eroding livelihoods and forcing families to move. Recurrent droughts and floods destroy crops and livestock, and they push up the cost of water and basic needs. When households can no longer cope, moving often becomes the only option left. Finance for adaptation and resilience can help communities stay safe where they are and move with dignity when they must.
As of March 2026, about 3.3 million people in Somalia were internally displaced, and drought caused 92 percent of displacement in the first quarter of the year. Somalia’s NDC 3.0 estimates adaptation costs at USD 6.33 billion for 2025–2035. Its Investment Plan seeks an estimated USD 11.1 billion in conditional international finance.
This session looks at how Somalia can turn climate vulnerability into investment opportunities. It explores financing for resilience, adaptation and climate mobility, and the solutions needed to protect communities at risk.
Jamhuriya University of Science and Technology (JUST), Somalia.
