Why Climate and Conflict Are Shaping the Crises of Our Time (and What to Do about It)

Feb 24, 2020 | Janani Vivekananda
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Humanitarian need is increasing. Crises are becoming more complex through the interactions between climate change, disasters, and conflicts. Not only are humanitarian crises on the rise, but the nature of crises is changing, largely due to climate change-driven extremes such as floods, droughts and typhoons. Over 90 percent of disasters are believed to be related to climate.

The future promises no respite.