Climate resilience

How can local communities in developing countries increase their resilience and adaptability to the new and unpredictable circumstances? ZOA focuses on addressing the root causes of migration and conflict, by making people resilient to climate change. Therefore, climate resilience is a priority in ZOA’s new long-term policies (2023 - 2026).

What are the effects of the warming of the earth that ZOA sees in our field of work? How does climate change amplify conflicts and migration? How can we support vulnerable people who are directly impacted by the negative consequences of climate change? And what role does ZOA play in increasing their resilience and adaptability? These questions are at the heart of this report.

First, the consequences of climate change for people in fragile states are described. Next, the report provides insights into the dire consequences of changing weather conditions in the places where ZOA works. ZOA witnesses these consequences with a heavy heart. Chapter 4 describes how ZOA focuses on adaptive methods to minimise the negative impact of climate change. The last chapter uses three case studies from the field to illustrate how this works in practice. This is followed by the conclusion.

Photo: Drought in Ethiopia