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Climate Shocks Raise Rights Risks
Coverage from Journal, TRT Afrika, and others
Articles
3
Latest Article
04/03
Active Days
39
Executive Summary
Climate shocks are driving health, food, shelter and justice harms in vulnerable communities across Africa and island states
- Climate change is linked to rights harms across health, life, food and safe shelter
- Research covers Bangladesh, the Horn of Africa and Pacific islands using interviews and field observation
- Urban slums face more asthma and bronchitis as PM2.5 and CO2 rise
- Floods are followed by spikes in dengue and malaria in affected areas
- Drought and salinity reduce yields and worsen child malnutrition and micronutrient deficits
- Malawi has faced repeated heatwaves, cyclones, flooding and drought between 2019 and 2024
- Cyclone Freddy displaced 659000 people in southern Malawi and deepened food insecurity
Quick Facts
- What: Climate shocks are causing health, food and rights harms
- Where: Bangladesh, Somalia, Pacific islands and Malawi
- Why: Rising heat, floods, droughts and cyclones intensify vulnerability
- Who: Vulnerable communities, governments, aid groups, researchers
- When: 2019 through 2024 and ongoing
Coverage Timeline: 39 Days
Featured Article
UNDP Malawi and the Government of Malawi convened a 2019-2024 dialogue on human-rights impacts of climate shocks, citing Cyclone Freddy displacement and food and water insecurity.
Additional Articles
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Rights-based climate research using interviews and ethnography reports health, food, and shelter harms from floods and droughts across Bangladesh, arid Somalia, and Pacific islands.
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Norwegian Church Aid and DanChurchAid launch a 15 month climate justice project in Malawi in 2024 to strengthen resilience and environmental governance.