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Action on climate change

Discover how we're supporting urgent action on climate change. The impact of climate change is present in all areas of our work. To effectively respond to the climate emergency, a systematic integration of climate considerations is needed across the development sector.

Climate change is the most pressing global challenge of our time, threatening the lives and livelihoods of billions of people. It affects poor and marginalised communities first and hardest – the very people our work seeks to help.

The consequences of extreme weather and global warming, such as decreased access to food, water and public services, have been exacerbated by Covid-19.

Addressing climate change requires urgent, global cooperation. We must act now.

 

 

 

 

Our commitment to responding to the climate challenge is twofold: