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Climate Crisis and Humanitarian Coordination

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Practical guidance and tools to help humanitarian coordinators and Clusters integrate climate considerations into coordination, planning, and response.

*These materials were developed at the GCCS level to serve as guidance for UNICEF-led clusters. We acknowledge that each cluster has its own specific context and nuances.

Climate Crisis and Humanitarian Coordination

Guidance

This guidance starts by outlining the importance of integrating climate considerations into the work of humanitarian coordination groups. 

The second section introduces the three core principles around which the guidance is built, and which together guide coordination across six core cluster coordination functions, all of which involve a climate-crisis lens. It then outlines how these principles can be integrated at different stages of an emergency—before, during, and after emergencies—to ensure coordination is climate-informed and effective. 

The third section is the core of this guidance, and it specifically outlines practical step-by-step actions for humanitarian coordination groups/platforms to embed climate considerations into their daily work across the six core cluster coordination functions.   

Figure 1. Six Core Functions of Clusters
Figure 2. Three Foundational Concepts
Figure 3. Climate-informed coordination before, during and after emergency

 

👉Download the full guidance here: Climate Crisis and Humanitarian Coordination Guidance

Starter-Kits

Case Studies

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In Somalia, years of recurrent droughts and floods, has amplified existing vulnerabilities, thus contributing notably to further displacement of population.

Climate-related coordination among clusters in Somalia primarily occurs through informal mechanisms and bilateral collaborations rather than structured inter-cluster frameworks. 

From late 2024, OCHA has strengthened its support for priority clusters—WASH, Nutrition, Food Security, and Shelter—in addressing climate-related crises by appointing a dedicated climate change specialist based in Mogadishu. The specialist provides critical input on climate-related indicators, facilitates climate-informed discussions across these clusters, and aids in developing a comprehensive climate crisis roadmap.  This initiative aims to enhance structured coordination and anticipatory planning among priority clusters (WASH, Nutrition, Food Security, and Shelter) through the development of a comprehensive climate crisis roadmap. 

 

👉Download the full document here: Challenges and Opportunities of Inter-Cluster Coordination- Somalia’s Experience  

Case Studies

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