Strengthening research and translating research priorities into policy and practice
Background
Climate change is increasingly recognized as a contributor to drivers of migration and displacement, disproportionately affecting populations already in vulnerable situations with limited adaptive capacity. It impacts health and access to health services across the migration and displacement journey. It affects the wellbeing and access to health services of populations throughout their migration and displacement journeys. Despite growing attention to the climate–migration–health nexus, its health consequences remain under-researched and poorly understood.
To address these evidence gaps, WHO launched the Global Research Prioritization Exercise (GRPE) on Health, Migration, and Displacement in the Context of Climate Change. It marks the first thematic deep dive under WHO’s Global research agenda on health, migration and displacement. The GRPE report reflects the outcomes of evidence reviews, global technical consultations, and prioritization process involving participants from all six WHO regions. It presents the prioritized research gaps and through its roadmap proposes concrete actions for developing an inclusive and responsive research agenda that informs effective, equitable, and evidence-based policy and practice.
On 22 July 2026, WHO Health and Migration (PHM) will host a global virtual webinar to launch this report, present prioritized evidence gaps and roadmap, and foster dialogue on advancing interdisciplinary, intersectional research that strengthens the health and rights of migrant and displaced populations in the context of climate change.
Join us to:
- learn about the GRPE process;
- explore priority evidence gaps and research needs;
- engage with global experts and stakeholders; and
- support action to translate research into policy and practice.
Audience
Participation is open to everyone. This event may be most relevant for policymakers, health sector professionals, including ministry representatives, health managers, healthcare providers, academic institutions, civil society and community-based organizations and other key stakeholders.
Agenda
A detailed agenda will be available shortly.