Explain: Essential briefings for humanitarian decision-makers
Climate change is a threat multiplier, exacerbating and compounding needs in places where vulnerabilities are highest and where humanitarians are already stretched. Of the 15 most climate exposed of vulnerable countries in 2022, 12 already had humanitarian country plans and Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) allocations.
From drought-affected Afghanistan, famine-like parts of Somalia and the Horn of Africa, to historic flooding in Pakistan and global heatwaves, the humanitarian system is unaccustomed to such a widespread and rapid succession of crises. And it will only get worse – the impacts of climate change are anticipated to lead to skyrocketing humanitarian costs exceeding US$ 20bn per year.