Climate change - Doctors with Africa CUAMM

Addressing the effects of climate change

Protecting health in contexts most exposed to the climate crisis

Climate change does not affect everyone equally: the countries that contribute least to global emissions are often those that suffer the most severe consequences. Floods, heatwaves, droughts, and cyclones increase inequalities, disrupt essential services, and put people’s health at risk, especially among the most vulnerable groups.

OUR INTERVENTION

Doctors with Africa CUAMM works to protect people’s health when extreme climate events place health systems under pressure. We do this through concrete interventions that combine prevention, rapid response, and the strengthening of local services, in collaboration with institutions and communities.

WHAT WE DO

Our commitment adapts to different contexts by integrating field interventions, community engagement, and research activities. We:

Support hospitals and health centers to ensure continuity of services even after extreme events

Intervene to restore damaged health facilities and disrupted activities

Promote preventive practices against climate-related diseases such as malaria and waterborne infections

Deploy mobile health clinics in the most difficult and isolated areas

Collaborate with schools, local leaders, and community radio stations to spread low-cost protective behaviors

Contribute to research investing the interconnection of climate and health in order to improve field responses

In coastal areas exposed to cyclones, such as Mozambique, and in regions affected by overlapping crises, such as Ethiopia, we work to strengthen the ability of local health systems to respond to the effects of climate change. Our goal is to guarantee access to healthcare even in the most unstable situations, helping communities and health facilities prepare for risks, prevent emergencies, and respond rapidly when crises occur. Every restored service, every strengthened facility, and every engaged community represents a concrete step toward more resilient health systems.

CLIMATE CHANGE - Key interventions

We operate in contexts most exposed to the effects of climate change, where extreme events such as floods, droughts, and cyclones threaten community health and disrupt essential services. In these scenarios, we work to ensure continuity of care, strengthen health services, and promote preventive action.

In the field

Africa, Ethiopia

Climate change and forced migration in South Omo

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In the field