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Refugees and other forcibly displaced people, regardless of the reason for flight, often reside in places prone to hazardous weather events and in harsh environmental conditions.
Climate-related shocks and stresses such as floods, cyclones, wildfires and droughts pose significant risks to refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs). Many live in climate-vulnerable situations, often in makeshift housing where they typically lack the resources, means and capacities to adapt to increasingly extreme and unpredictable weather.
The impacts of these climate hazards can also further limit their access to livelihoods and work opportunities. Likewise, the strain on limited local natural resources, such as water or arable farming land, can contribute to tensions between displaced populations and host communities.
https://www.unhcr.org/what-we-do/build-better-futures/climate-change-and-displacement/strengthening-climate-adaptation
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