COVID-19 crisis offers a lesson on climate response for refugees

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UNHCR/Canadian-Media: Global response to the COVID-19 pandemic offers insights on how to mitigate the impact of climate change on displaced populations, says UNHCR’s Gillian Triggs.

Climate change and irregular rainfall force Sudanese refugee children in Chad to travel for several miles to fetch water. Image credit: © UNHCR/Oualid Khelifi