We are deconstructing & formulating how Climate Security should be addressed.

Skylark Centre for Climate Security envisions an Africa where climate resilience and peace are inseparable foundations of human security.

Bridging the Institutional Gap

The Skylark Centre for Climate Security is an African-led hub dedicated to understanding and addressing the deepening links between climate change, peace, and human security across West Africa. Embedded within Surge Africa Organisation, Skylark combines rigorous research, trusted policy dialogue, narrative innovation, and capacity-building to ensure that climate–security becomes a core pillar of governance from the local to the global level.

We Are Briding A Critical Gap: despite rising climate pressures and escalating instability in regions such as the Sahel, Lake Chad Basin, and Coastal West Africa, there is no dedicated African institution systematically generating climate–security intelligence, convening multi-level actors, and shaping public narratives. Skylark exists to change that

What We Do

Skylark’s work is organized around three strategic pillars that together form a coherent ecosystem

● Policy & Research Analysis

We produce rigorous, locally grounded research that illuminates climate–security risks and provides practical tools for policymakers, regional bodies, and global institutions.

● Dialogues & Convening

We create trusted platforms that connect evidence with decision-making; from national ministries to ECOWAS, the African Union, and global forums such as COP and the UN Security Council.

Grounded in West Africa, Skylark works across:

  • The Central Sahel (Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso)

  • The Lake Chad Basin (Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon)

  • Coastal West Africa (Senegal, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Togo)

● Narrative & Strategic Comms

We humanize climate–security through storytelling, media partnerships, and public campaigns that amplify African voices, especially women and youth.