Situation Analysis: Exploring Linkages Between the Climate Crisis and Humanitarian Health

This situation analysis focuses on the interlinkages between climate crisis and humanitarian health. It aims to help us understand the evidence available and identify the key stakeholders working across the climate crisis and humanitarian health nexus. We’ll be using this report to inform how we might position ourselves in this space, particularly through our Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) programme.   

This situation analysis could be a useful resource for those outside our organisation who may be interested in understanding this landscape, its key debates, and the major actors active in this space.  

The report highlights that:  

• Although there is a growing body of evidence on climate change and health, there is little evidence specific to humanitarian populations.  
• There are high levels of uncertainty (amongst funders and knowledge brokers) on what to do about the evidence gap for populations already affected by humanitarian crisis.  
• This is a fast-moving area, with a diverse and growing group of stakeholders, however in the research-policy space, humanitarian stakeholders are not well represented.  
• Increased visibility of the needs of the humanitarian sector in conversations related to the climate crisis is necessary.