Comment by Andrew Harper, UNHCR’s newly appointed Special Advisor on Climate Action, who is attending this year’s UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP 25, in Madrid
“With climate change amplifying the frequency and intensity of sudden-onset disasters, and contributing to fragility and conflict, more people will be at risk of displacement unless urgent action is taken. In the first half of this year alone, and according to...
UNHCR launches sustainable energy strategy, strengthens climate action
In recognition of the growing climate crisis and to boost refugees’ access to safe and sustainable energy, while minimising its own environmental impact, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, launched a four-year Global Strategy for Sustainable Energy. The strategy promotes...
Climate change and displacement
How conflict and climate change form a toxic combination that drives people from their homes. They murdered his father, torched his neighbourhood and sent him running for his life. Rounding up as many family members as he could find, Hawali Oumar fled his hometown of...