Climate change and environmental degradation are a threat multiplier for displaced people. Therefore, one of DRCs crosscutting organisational principles is to Go green.
DRC commits to respond to the global climate crisis and environmental degradation by increasing the adaptive capacities of people affected by conflict and displacement and by ensuring that our own conduct is nature-positive.
Climate change is the defining crisis of our time and disproportionately impacts the world’s most vulnerable people: those whom we serve. By making green thinking and action an organisational priority, DRC acknowledges that climate change is a global phenomenon that increasingly interacts with the drivers of refugee movements. DRC must address climate change systematically and ambitiously to address the current trends.
People affected by displacement need a strong advocate to ensure protection. Empowerment of the most marginalised will help to ensure that they will not be left behind in global climate action. In particular, stronger efforts are required to obtain data-based evidence for how we can include – rather than exclude – people affected by displacement.
In light of this, DRC will sharpen its focus on climate adaptation in programmes. We will aim to increase the climate resilience of those we serve. We will carry out initiatives to reduce the carbon footprint of our operations. And we will advocate for the rights of persons affected by displacement and conflict in situations negatively affected by climate change or environmental degradation.
Navigating floods and building resilience through community-led climate adaptation in South Sudan
21 May 2024
Q&A on the flooding status of Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya
21 May 2024
Q&A on the flooding status of Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya
17 Apr 2024
Videos: Piloting biogas innovation in Yemen as a source of clean energy and organic fertilizer
10 Apr 2024
Climate change, water shortages, and the vital role of extending essential services
08 Apr 2024
Driving Positive Change through Sustainable Initiatives
17 Mar 2024
Solar Streams: Transforming Water Access in Khirbit Ghazaleh Using Renewable Energy
06 Feb 2024
A Day of Disaster & a Year of Challenges
07 Nov 2023
Partnership: Danish Refugee Council (DRC) enters partnership with Response Innovation Lab (RIL)
29 Sep 2023
Afghanistan: Building rural resilience to cope with climate change
29 Sep 2023
Kosovo: Vulnerable populations at risk from effects of climate change
29 Sep 2023
Poland: Reducing the carbon footprint of DRC operations
15 Sep 2023
DRC Danish Refugee Council responds to the devastating storm and subsequent flooding in Northeast Libya
12 Sep 2023
Reaction to the deadly storm in Eastern Libya
30 Aug 2023
Agri-Tech Solutions for Better Climate Resilience in Displacement Affected Areas in Iraq
22 Aug 2023
The scoping forestry project
01 Jun 2023
Yemen - Piloting Biogas as a Source of Clean Energy and Fertilizer in Partnership with Yemini Social Enterprise
30 May 2023
Repeated Climate-shocks shatter the resilience of communities in Ethiopia
25 Apr 2023
DRC is dedicated to the environmental protection
01 Apr 2023
Promoting Climate Change Adaptation & Resilient Practices in Southern Coastal Areas in Bangladesh
06 Mar 2023
Identifying Natural Hazards and Impacts on Displacement Affected Communities Linked to Climate Change in West Africa
28 Feb 2023
Economic and environmental well-being via garment recycling
15 Jan 2023
Mainstreaming Environmental Approach in DRC's Livelihoods Strategy
01 Dec 2022
Climate resilience building of at-risk communities in Khulna district in Bangladesh
13 Oct 2022
Energy and environment programme in Tanzania: Boosting resilience of people and the forest
17 Aug 2022
DRC launches new efforts to address climate related displacement
05 Jul 2022
DRC Burundi: Partnering with Nature and People to Find the Solutions + Learning Brief
10 May 2022
DRC sets ambitious target: Reducing 50% of our carbon emissions by 2030
20 Mar 2022
Iraqi Water Week (14-22 March): Iraq’s water situation continues to deteriorate, with devastating impacts on lives and livelihoods for thousands of Iraqis
17 Mar 2022
Video: Spring Recharge
31 Dec 2021
Reinforcing social cohesion through socio-economic opportunities and regenerative practices in Burkina Faso
30 Nov 2021
Reframing mixed migration: MMC launches the Mixed Migration Review 2021
24 Nov 2020
Former DRC Country Director becomes permaculture farmer – David Kang’ethe
20 Oct 2020
Yemeni communities becoming resilient one seed at a time
20 Oct 2020
Localizing regenerative solutions in Tanzania
20 Oct 2020
Climate resilience among Rohingya refugees and their host communities
Climate change is a global phenomenon that “increasingly interacts with the drivers of refugee movements” and disproportionally affects developing countries, which today host 80% of the world’s refugees and displaced persons. People affected by displacement, therefore, need a strong advocate to ensure protection and empowerment of the most marginalised, and that they will not be left behind in global climate action.
Climate change and environmental degradation can be threat multipliers as climate-related risks may exacerbate conflict dynamics and increase the impact of other drivers of conflict and fragility. Through this framework, DRC is underlining the importance of addressing displacement in the context of climate change as we work to ensure protection of forcibly displaced people.
We created a catalogue of selected DRC initiatives about our climate and environment action!
Climate change is a global issue that increasingly intersects with the drivers of conflict and displacement. In several regions where the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) operates, the global climate crisis presents severe challenges for the populations DRC aims to assist.
DRC has therefore committed to taking climate action across our organization, focusing on the three pillars of adaptation, mitigation and advocacy. In this Catalogue we showcase some of the DRC's Green Initiatives in the fields, encompassing a wide array of projects with varying scope, duration, funding, and focus areas.
We invite you to explore the Catalogue (below), follow the QR codes and links to learn more about the projects, and reach out to discuss new possibilities!
Climate Charter
We signed the Climate Charter for humanitarian NGOs and work towards our commitments!
The recent DRC Climate and Environment Framework and the DRC Strategy 2025 define the direction for DRC in the years to come, in line with our commitments under the Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations.
The Climate crisis affects all of us, but the most marginalized communities are the most affected by the consequences. Therefore, humanitarian NGOs play a key role, taking action to address the climate crisis and its effects. The Climate Charter for humanitarian NGOs intends to provide a clear vision and principles to guide humanitarian action in the face of the climate and environmental crises.
It is our priority to address climate change and environmental degradation systematically and ambitiously across the organisation. DRC becomes a key advocate and stakeholder for people affected by displacement in the humanitarian sector.
/ Lillah Emmik Sørensen, Global Climate and Environment Advisor
Mitigating DRC’s Environmental and Climate Footprint, and
Advocacy for Displaced Persons in the Context of Climate Change.
These three pillars shape our response to the climate and environment crises and their interaction with forced displacement.
Further, resilience to climate shocks, environmental degradation and displacement is often very low in fragile and conflict-affected contexts, and disproportionately affects the world’s most vulnerable.
In this context, the relationship between climate change, conflict, poverty, and persecution greatly increases the complexity of humanitarian crises, refugee emergencies, as well as protracted displacement situations. In effect, the climate lens is becoming increasingly important for a humanitarian organization like DRC.
