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The MENA region faces heightened socioeconomic vulnerability from local and transboundary climate risks, which can trigger political instability and spillover effects beyond the region.
Governance deficits, weak regional cooperation and market integration, and substantial gaps in adaptation financing severely constrain the region’s ability to adapt to transboundary climate risks.
The international community, including Europe, is not fully equipped to manage transboundary climate risks from the MENA region. Scaling up regional adaptation finance is crucial to meet the region’s large-scale needs.
MENA countries must accelerate systemwide resilience-building against transboundary climate risks by advancing in four key areas: knowledge, diplomacy, policy coherence, and finance. This policy brief outlines various actionable strategies, including, for instance, incorporating accurate cost estimates for managing transboundary climate risks into upcoming Nationally Determined Contributions.