Executive Summary
Somalia is among the world’s most climate-vulnerable states, facing recurrent droughts, floods, and food insecurity, which are compounded by fragility, conflict, and weak governance (WMO, 2024). Since 2020, the country has made remarkable progress by establishing a fully-fledged Federal Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, which contributed to the enactment of the fundamental sector policies, legal frameworks, and strategies, including the adoption of the National Climate Change Policy, updating its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), and developing a National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Framework (Federal Government of Somalia, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change [MoECC], 2020; UNFCCC, 2021). However, serious implementation gaps persist due to fragmented governance, low institutional capacity, and inadequate financing (UNDP, 2022). Building on the PDRC 3rd Annual Peace Conference Communiqué (2025), this paper argues for better integration of legal frameworks, climate finance, and governance structures at local, regional, state, and federal levels. strengthens resilience and peace (PDRC, 2025).