CEWARN convenes regional experts to deliberate on emerging human security and violent conflict risks in the IGAD region
CEWARN brought together regional experts for a critical conflict profiling and scenario-building workshop in Entebbe from 17-19 September. The aim was to identify key human security concerns and conflict risks affecting the IGAD region.
This exercise, part of CEWARN’s broader mission to enhance early warning mechanisms, sought to deepen understanding of the complex factors shaping resilience and conflict vulnerability across IGAD member states.
The discussions covered a wide range of themes across governance, economic stability, security, social dynamics, and environmental sectors.
Among the key concerns highlighted were emerging and ongoing risks such as cybersecurity, climate change, economic instability, governance challenges, inter-state tensions, transnational crime, youth unemployment, external geopolitical influences, forced displacement, and other humanitarian issues.
Insights gained during the workshop will inform ongoing efforts to analyze critical challenges, trace their causes, identify key actors, and assess the impacts on the region. The findings will contribute to policy recommendations that strengthen CEWARN’s engagement with member states in conflict prevention and response.
