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UNHCR IS REQUESTING $135 MILLION FOR CLIMATE ACTION INITIATIVES IN THE AMERICAS IN 2024
HIGHLIGHTS
● As of June 2024, around 86% of asylum-seekers, refugees, and stateless people in the Americas lived in countries highly vulnerable to climate disruptions, where limited capacity hinders effective responses and mitigation efforts.
● Through partnerships with NGOs, academia, and communities, UNHCR scaled up innovative projects in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama to build resilience and improve the response capacity of displaced populations. It also supported climate-resilient infrastructure projects in refugee-hosting areas across Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru.
● As climate change intensifies, there is an urgent need for stronger regional protection mechanisms, enhanced resilience, and solutions for forcibly displaced people and host communities. This approach requires a coordinated and collaborative regional effort, based on cooperation, solidarity, and shared responsibility.