Joint UNHCR-WHO Technical Brief: Climate change, health, and displacement

Overview

This joint UNHCR-WHO technical brief examines the interconnections between climate change, health and forced displacement. It highlights how climate-related hazards can exacerbate health risks, disrupt access to health services and deepen existing vulnerabilities among refugees and other displaced populations. The brief outlines key implications for health systems and presents evidence-informed policy and programmatic considerations, including climate-resilient and migrant-inclusive health systems, anticipatory and preventive approaches, strengthened surveillance and early warning systems, sustainable financing, and the meaningful inclusion of displaced populations in health and climate planning processes.