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What does it mean to be climate resilient?

It means people and communities come together to prepare, adapt, and thrive in the face of climate change’s harsh realities — and it’s what Mercy Corps is helping communities build in countries across the globe.

In 2023, we launched Climate: Possible, a bold campaign to empower communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Since then, we’ve reached 11.2 million people with our climate initiatives.

Scroll down to read a few of our success stories. You can also watch our Climate: Possible video to see our climate initiatives in action.
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Preparing for flooding in Nepal
   
   
     
In 2008, a devastating flood in Badabaika left over half of the community homeless and caused severe soil erosion. Mercy Corps has since helped create a Community Disaster Management Committee, which led the way in building climate resilience. Together, residents constructed bamboo spurs to redirect river flow, protecting their village from erosion and flooding. Today, women lead the effort to maintain these spurs, planting kans grasses along the river and raising funds for emergency management.
 
Harnessing technology to support farmers in Guatemala
   
   
     
In Solola, Mercy Corps is providing supplies and training to farmers on ways to adapt to climate change, such as how to cultivate drought-resistant crops like chayote. We’ve also helped farmers learn how to use an app that provides climate forecasts, so farmers can make better informed decisions about what to plant and when and how to manage their crops. With these resources, farmer incomes have increased by 10% on average.
 
Expanding renewable energy in Ethiopia
   
   
     
A common challenge for refugees and displaced people is the lack of access to modern energy services, which severely impacts their health, education, and livelihoods. In Ethiopia, Mercy Corps helped establish a private utility company, Humanitarian Energy, to deliver the country’s first private solar-powered mini-grid to refugee and host communities in Sheder Refugee Camp. We are supplying electricity to more than 1,000 households and businesses, including a hospital.
 
These are just a few of the examples of how we’re creating lasting climate resilience in the communities where we work. But it wouldn’t be possible without supporters like you.

Thank you for your commitment to building a stronger and more resilient world.

Sincerely,

David Nicholson
Chief Climate Officer
Mercy Corps