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Endorsed by the IASC Deputies Group
Climate change is exacerbating humanitarian needs across the world, driving new crises and intensifying existing ones. The Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report recognized the humanitarian impacts of the climate crisis[1]. The report indicates that the return to previously known conditions is no longer realistic, and that the world is most likely to exceed 1.5 degrees global surface temperature in the next decade. The climate extremes thus generated, and their impacts, are likely to continue to be most strongly felt by those who are in the most vulnerable situations and with the least capacity and resources to successfully adapt and recover.
The humanitarian community has the responsibility to advocate for communities on the frontlines of this crisis, as well as to ensure it is taking measures to prepare, better protect and assist the growing numbers of people in need from new and cascading risks and vulnerabilities, particularly considering specific impacts on those who experience intersecting and compounding forms of inequality and vulnerability. Successful climate action is possible even in situations of fragility, conflict and severe humanitarian needs, setting a pathway to resilient and sustainable development.
The IASC Climate Crisis Roadmap was commissioned by the IASC Deputies Group and developed by the IASC Subgroup on the Climate Crisis. It is based on extensive consultations at field and global levels and represents the collective commitment of the humanitarian community to proactively address climate-related challenges and be part of the solutions through its unique role in assisting communities in the most vulnerable situations, on the frontlines of the climate crisis.