With the COP28 climate summit approaching, the IRC calls for concerted climate action for countries that are both conflict-affected and uniquely vulnerable to climate change - including Afghanistan, Syria and South Sudan - which represent a new and growing global “epicenter” of crisis.
As government delegates and African climate campaigners gather at the African Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, from September 4-6, it is vital they consider how the life-transforming losses faced by women at the frontline of the climate crisis can be effectively addressed.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) calls for heightened attention to climate-vulnerable, conflict-affected communities that have been marginalized within global climate efforts in the lead-up to Africa Climate Week. While contributing minimally to global emissions, Africa bears a disproportionate burden of climate impacts, especially in conflict-affected regions. Approximately 205 million people, a third of those living in extreme poverty, inhabit 15 countries at the nexus of climate vulnerability and conflict, 11 of which are in Africa.