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	Podcast:		ICRC Humanitarian Law and Policy Blog
	Episode:		The grand scheme: power and politics in the climate crisis
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:11:26
	Publish Date:		2021-05-19 13:19:46
	Description:		Even in the midst of a pandemic, during a seemingly endless cascade of events, climate change remains a defining issue. Its effects are even more severe for people affected by conflict and violence, who find themselves navigating the collision of war and environmental crises. How can the humanitarian community work with affected people to design policies and practices that have an impact? In this post, Malvika Verma, a project development officer for ACTED Sri Lanka and India, argues that to strengthen climate action in conflict settings, a solid understanding of people’s vulnerabilities and adaptive capacities must be informed by the bigger picture – an analysis of pre-existing circuits of power and political relationships.
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