Climate & Environment
Those who bear the least responsibility for climate change suffer its effects the most.
We promote eco-friendly farming techniques that are tailored to local environments and designed to improve food security and nutrition, helping communities sustainably manage water and other natural resources.
- 21.5 million people around the world displaced since 2010 due to climate disasters.
- 29.6 million acres of arable land are lost to drought and land degradation each year.
- 52 percent of the world’s people expected to live in water-stressed regions by 2050.
- 80 percent of people living with hunger are in areas prone to extreme weather.
The UN estimates that 70% of disasters are now climate related. By 2030, climate change could force more than 100 million people into extreme poverty. By that same year, half the world’s population is expected to live in a water-stressed area.
Those who bear the least responsibility for climate change suffer its effects the most. These effects include food and water scarcity, lost livelihoods, lower education levels, and gender-based violence. In short, climate change perpetuates poverty.
A History of Our Work
Climate Smart Agriculture
We find solutions that protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems to address societal challenges. Nature-based solutions not only help to offset the immediate land degradation caused by climate change, but also address challenges like food security, water security, public health, and social and economic development.
Disaster Risk Reduction
Disaster risk reduction (DRR) protects the lives and livelihoods of communities and individuals who are most vulnerable to disasters or emergencies. Whether the crisis is caused by nature or humans (or a combination of both), DRR limits its negative impact on those who stand to lose the most.
In some cases, we can reduce the size of a disaster, its strength, or even how frequently it occurs. In tandem with this, we can also make sure that those who are most exposed to these hazards are able to better anticipate, survive, and recover. DRR focuses specifically on the three key dimensions of disaster risk:
- Exposure to hazards
- Vulnerability and capacity
- Characteristics of each hazard
With this in mind, the goal of DRR is to prevent new risks, reduce existing risks, and increase overall resilience.
Nature-Based Solutions
We find solutions that protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems to address societal challenges. Nature-based solutions not only help to offset the immediate land degradation caused by climate change, but also address challenges like food security, water security, public health, and social and economic development.
Our Impact
- 87,000 plus people reached via a 5-year disaster risk reduction program in Pakistan.
- 33,500 farmers & pastoralists in Chad reached in work that addresses climate challenges.
- 50,000 plus people in North Korea reached via Climate Smart Agriculture on 26 cooperative farms.
- 50,200 people in Kenya and Ethiopia reached in 18 months with LEAF Project.
And that’s just in one year.
For every dollar donated to Concern, $0.93 goes directly into our life-saving programs in 23 of the world’s most vulnerable countries. Your tax-deductible gift makes you part of a vital community that enables us to reach millions of people each year with dynamic climate response.
Related Projects
Lifesaving Education and Assistance to Farmers (LEAF)
Concern’s partnership with a US food ingredients giant has been producing exciting results in East Africa.
Project Paribartan
Project Paribartan is helping over 1.2 million vulnerable people in 204 communities across Bangladesh and India become more resilient and adaptable to the challenges of climate change.
Building Resilient Communities in Somalia (BRCiS)
Breaking with tradition, we created an approach to emergencies called Early Warning, Early Action (EWEA). This “no regrets” strategy forms the foundation of BRCiS.
