Overlapping Vulnerabilities: The Impacts of Climate Change on Humanitarian Needs

Source: Norwegian Red Cross. Published: 6/2019. This 44-page report presents the broad humanitarian consequences of global warming and climate change, with the aim to inform humanitarian actors across different fields. It highlights the short-term impacts of climate change that will be the most relevant within a 10-year timeframe. It discusses how climate change alters disaster frequency, and impacts humanitarian needs in relation to health, migration, political (in)stability, and livelihoods. (PDF)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news