As the global climate emergency worsened in 2022, Islamic Relief continued our vital efforts to assist communities suffering its devastating effects. Whether providing disaster relief amid calamitous flooding and persistent drought; helping vulnerable communities better protect themselves from climate breakdown; or amplifying the voices of people on the frontlines of the climate emergency, we fought tirelessly against the biggest threat to our world today.

For the first time in our history, Islamic Relief established a climate policy that supports every ethical action to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and restrict the global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees. The countries, communities and people on the frontline of the climate crisis already face a myriad of interconnected development challenges: our policy sets out how to ensure that climate action addresses the root causes of their vulnerabilities.

In conjunction with the policy, we launched two accompanying position papers. The first focuses on climate migration – a phenomenon in which millions have been forced to flee their homes due to climate breakdown. It sets out Islamic Relief’s stance on addressing the challenge at the international level. The second paper, on climate finance, discusses how low-income countries should receive more international funding to assist them in addressing the fallout of climate breakdown.