Introduction: On April 24, 2024, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) launched the UNHCR Climate Resilience Fund, aiming to raise USD 100 million by 2025. The fund seeks to protect refugees and displaced communities from climate change impacts and promote their inclusion in climate-related measures.
Key Points:
- Fund Objectives:
- Extend UNHCR’s climate action to countries facing conflict-related displacement, including Bangladesh, Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Mozambique.
- Support activities aligned with UNHCR’s Focus Area Strategic Plan for Climate Action 2024-2030, focusing on protection, solutions, resilience, and adaptation.
- Investment Areas:
- Climate-resilient shelters.
- Climate-smart livelihoods.
- Minimizing the environmental impact of humanitarian responses.
- Community Involvement:
- Prioritize local impact by involving affected communities in the design and implementation of projects.
- Align projects with national climate strategies and development plans.
- Context:
- In 2022, over 70% of refugees fled from highly climate-vulnerable countries.
- Around 60% of forcibly displaced people reside in fragile and conflict-affected nations, which are highly susceptible to climate change and least prepared to adapt.
About UNHCR:
- High Commissioner: Filippo Grandi
- Establishment: 1950
- Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
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