Visibilizing Climate Change Impacts on Nutrition and Mental Health Among Vulnerable Populations in East African Drylands to Catalyze Climate Action at Scale.

Background

Climate change is a critical threat to the health of millions of vulnerable populations inhabiting the East African drylands. It affects the social and environmental determinants of health including access to sufficient food, leading to undernutrition and mental health challenges, through direct pathways such as increased heat, more frequent droughts, and floods; and indirect pathways associated with land use changes and impacts on agricultural productivity.