Core Theme

Climate Resilience

Building climate resilience is increasingly urgent to protect workers and sustain livelihoods in a changing environment.

Why this matters

Climate Resilience

Informal workers are on the frontlines of climate and environmental change, especially those in sectors directly connected to climate like small holder farmers and fishers. They are hit hardest by climate shocks, because they often lack protections like access to finance to protect or recover their business from floods or rains, or health care to treat impacts of extreme heat like rashes, nausea or fever. Strengthening workers’ capacity to adapt to climate shocks protects livelihoods and builds more stable communities. By elevating worker perspectives and grounding solutions in evidence, this thematic area informs policies and practices that respond to real climate-related challenges. Building resilience today safeguards both economic security and long-term sustainability.

Key figures

1.2B

jobs are dependent on a stable and healthy environment.

80%

of those displaced by climate change are women.

Resources