The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute published on 23 September 2021 an analysis titled "Abyei Offers Lessons for the Region on Climate-related Security Risks" by Kheira Tarif, Emilie Broek, and Katongo Seyuba.
The conflict in the Sudan-South Sudan border area of Abyei offers valuable lessons for UN peacekeeping operations on the importance of recognizing and responding to climate-related security risks. Climate factors complicate the security situation.