Launch webinar: Global research prioritization and action plan on health, migration and displacement in the context of climate change

Strengthening research and translating research priorities into policy and practice

Background  

Climate change is increasingly recognized as a contributor to drivers of migration and displacement, disproportionately affecting populations already in vulnerable situations and with limited adaptive capacity. It impacts health and access to health services across the migration and displacement journey. Despite growing attention to the climate–migration–health nexus, its health consequences remain under-researched and poorly understood. 

To address these evidence gaps, WHO launched the Global Research Prioritization Exercise (GRPE) on Health, Migration, and Displacement in the Context of Climate Change. It marks the first thematic deep dive under WHO’s Global research agenda on health, migration and displacement. The GRPE report reflects the outcomes of evidence reviews, global technical consultations, and a prioritization process involving participants from all six WHO regions. It presents the prioritized research gaps and, through its roadmap, proposes concrete actions for developing an inclusive and responsive research agenda that informs effective, equitable, and evidence-based policy and practice. 

On 22 July 2026, WHO Health and Migration (PHM) will host a global virtual webinar to launch the report, present prioritized evidence gaps and roadmap, and foster dialogue on advancing interdisciplinary and intersectional research that strengthens the health and rights of migrant and displaced populations in the context of climate change. 

Audience   

Participation is open to everyone. This event may be most relevant to policymakers, health sector professionals, including ministry representatives, health managers, healthcare providers, as well as academic institutions, civil society and community-based organizations and other key stakeholders.