Visibilize4ClimateAction is a Wellcome-funded project led by the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC) aimed at making visible the often-overlooked impacts of climate change on nutrition and mental health among vulnerable populations in the East African drylands. These regions—spanning Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Tanzania—are increasingly experiencing heatwaves, recurrent droughts, flooding, and land degradation, all of which undermine food security, ecological health, and overall well-being.

The project seeks to generate robust evidence linking climate change to undernutrition among children under five, and among girls and women of reproductive age, as well as to mental health challenges in affected communities. It combines historical data analysis, ecological and health assessments, scenario modeling, and documentation of lived experiences.

Alongside research, the project emphasizes public engagement to strengthen community understanding of climate impacts and policy engagement to promote evidence-informed climate actions at local, national, and regional levels.

Ultimately, Visibilize4Climate Action aims to catalyze context-specific, scalable climate policy and practice reforms that protect the health and livelihoods of populations living in East Africa’s drylands.

Download the project brief for more information.