Environmental emergencies: Climate crises and humanitarian response
In this episode of our Everyday Emergency podcast, we hear from Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) staff who have been working with some of the people most vulnerable to changing weather patterns and environmental degradation.
Our guests detail the steps MSF is taking to better prepare for future climate crises. We'll also be looking at the ways in which these increasingly significant climate shifts can have a knock-on effect in terms of conflict and displacement.
Why does the climate emergency matter to MSF?
The human cost of climate breakdown is already being paid for by the poorest and most marginalised people on our planet.
Meanwhile, our teams around the world are responding to multiple types of healthcare emergency that will only increase in number and severity as the climate continues to destabilise.
It's clear, we owe it to our patients and staff to help find solutions to the environmental challenges we face.