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Global temperatures are rising, and they are doing so at an increasing pace. According to UNEP's recent Limiting Overshoot report, global warming may reach 1.5C above pre-industrial levels around the end of this decade if current warming trends continue.

Our 2025 Annual Report is now published! For millions of crisis-affected people, 2025 brought deeper vulnerability and growing humanitarian needs, while funding cuts and political pressures placed unprecedented strain on the humanitarian system. IMPACT wa

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In a system facing growing humanitarian unmet needs and shrinking resources, community participation is frequently cited as a cornerstone of the Humanitarian Reset. Yet in practice, the challenges and priorities expressed by crisis-affected people are sti

In recent years, Uganda, which hosts one of the largest refugee populations in Africa, has faced increasing exposure to climate hazards, including heavy rains and prolonged dry spells. The unpredictability and variability of these hazards across the count

IMPACT Initiatives is pleased to announce the launch of its first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), Best Practices for Applied Quantitative Research in Complex Contexts. Developed using insights from over a decade of field research in more than 30 humani

Across today's major crises, protection risks for children are increasing at an alarming pace. In 2024, 520 million children, one in five globally, were living in conflict zones, the highest number ever recorded. Beyond violence and displacement, children

Wildfires: a growing risk in Ukraine As the war's escalation in Ukraine enters its fifth year, its multi-layered consequences continue to exacerbate climate-related challenges in the country. This is starkly illustrated by the growing scale and severity o

IMPACT Initiatives, en association avec l'École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS Paris-Saclay), lance la cinquième édition du stage en mémoire d'Antonin Girardi, normalien à l'ENS Paris-Saclay entre 2015 et 2019, et de tous les travailleurs humanitair

24 February 2026 marks four years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Alongside active hostilities in frontline areas, intensified missile and drone strikes continue to affect communities across all regions of the country. Ongoing attacks on ci