The Somali capital hosted the inaugural Mogadishu Climate Talk, a forum organized by the German Embassy in Somalia in collaboration with the Somali Ministry of Environment and Climate Change and the Berghof Foundation. The event brought together policymakers, civil society representatives, and international partners to discuss how climate change is shaping Somalia’s security and stability. Organizers said it was meant to root the discussion in Somali realities and elevate local voices in global climate discourse. “Peacebuilding and climate resilience must go hand in hand,” one youth representative said. A first stepFor many participants, the Mogadishu Climate Talk was both symbolic and practical—a beginning rather than an end.