The climate crisis is no longer a single challenge among others; it’s now the predominant context within which humanitarian actors operate. Together, we will thoroughly converse on the critical need for an integrated, ethical shift in humanitarian response that encompasses nature integration and new operational principles such as anticipation, adaptation and mitigation.

Experts from humanitarian and environmental fields will discuss how humanitarian assistances adapting to meet the multifaceted demands of humanitarian crises amidst impacts from climate change, and where we need to go from here.

Transforming humanitarian assistance to be locally led, nature-positive and climate-smart, requires upgrading humanitarian standards and enlightening organizational and operational norms and behaviours, to value biodiversity and nature as the foundation for achieving and protecting humanitarian and development outcomes. Panellists will facilitate a critical discussion challenging participants to reimagine humanitarian assistance and their respective roles, to enable this transformation.

Objectives

1. Re-centering on humanitarian ethics, and the expanded moral framework that places intrinsic value on nature and biodiversity in humanitarian assistance.

2. Share new pathways, tools and stories of experiences evolving humanitarian standards and learning to be nature-positive, climate smart, achieving multiple wins.

3. Support participants to consider how their own organizations might implement climate-integrated humanitarian strategies.

4. Strengthen cross-sectoral insights: facilitate a dialogue on the value of multi-sectoral partnerships to build climate resilience and integrate nature dimension effectively.

   
   Expected Outcomes

   1. Enhanced understanding of climate-and nature-integrated humanitarian ethics: participants will gain clarity on the expanded ethical responsibilities in the climate crisis.

   2. Actionable insights on operational principles: attendees will leave with concrete examples of how to implement anticipation, adaptation, and mitigation in humanitarian efforts.

   3. Pathways to partnership and collaboration: networking opportunities and potential collaboration pathways for multi-sectoral, climate-responsive humanitarian action.