NiE and the Climate Crisis: GNC Scoping and Options Paper

This paper provides an evaluation of the GNC strategic approach to addressing the intersection of climate change and nutrition in emergencies (NiE). 

Recognising climate change as one of the most critical global challenges, affecting 3.6 billion people in highly vulnerable contexts, the GNC has prioritised climate action within its humanitarian mandate and established the GNC Climate Crisis Working Group in 2023. 

Recently, the GNC commissioned a scoping of evidence, priorities, and opportunities across stakeholders to enhance its approach to supporting country clusters, GNC global partner agencies, and other global clusters in responding to NiE in the context of climate crisis. 

This scoping aims to identify relevant opportunities for the GNC in the face of the changing humanitarian landscape due to the increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events, emerging risks like disease outbreaks, and the complex relationship between NiE and the climate crisis. 

The scoping includes an initial articulation of a climate rationale for the GNC’s approach, identifying action areas for climate crisis and NiE work, and providing an overview of stakeholder needs and capacities.