Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is horrified by the alarming continuation of violence committed against civilians in Israel and Gaza, and deeply concerned by the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. As the conflict escalates, the urgent need for humanitarian assistance - and supplies including water, food and fuel - intensifies. Mercy Corps has worked in the West Bank and Gaza since 1986, providing humanitarian support including access to water, working with children and young people, and connecting people to economic opportunities in an area where unemployment is over 40 percent. We are working to restart our humanitarian programs in Gaza and our team members there are committed to significantly ramping up much-needed lifesaving assistance as soon as it is safe to do so. #gaza #israel #palestine #humanitarianaid

🔴 We are deeply alarmed by the rapid escalation of violence in #Lebanon that has claimed hundreds of lives, injured thousands, and put innocent civilians in danger. Our team members in Lebanon, like millions of others, are living in fear of the next attack. There is widespread panic, with people rushing to supermarkets and fuel stations to stock up on essentials. Families are fleeing their homes, with many stuck on the roads as they search for safety. An immediate halt to hostilities and adherence to international humanitarian law is ESSENTIAL l to protect civilian lives, prevent further destruction, and allow for the delivery of critical aid.

THIS is what we mean when we talk about taking climate action.🗣️💪 Adam Lake Climate Group   Let this be your sign to do your part to secure a more sustainable, climate-conscious future. #ClimateWeekNYC #ItsTime

Lasting, transformational change starts with uplifting the voices of youth changemakers.🙌 HUGE shoutout to Joel Bervell for fighting health disparities in medicine and making sure young people are included in critical conversations about climate and health equity.🌟 #ClimateWeekNYC #CGI2024

🚨As the climate crisis fuels the displacement of millions all over the world, there’s an urgent need to support locally-led innovation that will improve the livelihoods of refugees. Thanks Adam Lake, Head of Communications for Climate Group North America, for chatting with us.🗣️ Check out 50 Shades of Green: A Climate Group Podcast to learn more: https://lnkd.in/ggiSqxG5 #ClimateWeekNYC #ClimateInnovation

🌍 Mercy Corps is proud to have participated in the Clinton Global Initiative's Annual Meeting today, where Chief Climate Officer David Nicholson was able to highlight our Climate: Possible campaign - a CGI Commitment to Action. With CGI’s powerful platform elevating Mercy Corps' efforts to address the climate crisis, we are energized to continue driving forward climate resilience and adaptation solutions for vulnerable communities worldwide. Together with CGI, Cisco, the Coca-Cola Foundation, the Starbucks Foundation, Xylem, Z Zurich Foundation and additional supporters, we can transform climate challenges into opportunities for a sustainable and just future. Let’s make Climate: Possible a reality! https://lnkd.in/ey3-KRc5 #CGI2024 #ClimateWeekNYC #ClimateWeek2024 #ClimateSolutions

For more than 20 years, Mercy Corps and The Starbucks Foundation have been at the forefront of supporting coffee-, tea-, and cocoa-growing communities around the world. In Indonesia, coffee farmers are facing more frequent natural disasters like flooding and tsunamis. Mercy Corps and the Starbucks Foundation are supporting women entrepreneurs to adapt to climate change and improve their livelihoods.  Coffee farmer Endah developed an idea for a tea made from coffee cascara during a Mercy Corps’ entrepreneurship training. By learning accounting and business skills, she now earns enough profit to pay the school fees of her three siblings and has diversified her income to withstand shocks posed by climate change. The Starbucks Foundation’s significant support of Mercy Corps’ Climate: Possible campaign enables Mercy Corps to expand our impact and create lasting climate resilience around the world.  In 2023, Mercy Corps reached nearly 6 million people through our climate-related work. Through Climate: Possible, we aim to reach millions more with climate-smart solutions and high-impact climate startups. Together, we’re making a climate resilient future possible. Join us: https://lnkd.in/ey3-KRc5

When we say the time for bold climate action is NOW, we mean it.⏰‼️ According to Climate Clock, the next ~5 years are humanity’s best window to avoid raising global temperatures above 1.5 degrees Celsius. Even as we count down, communities across the globe are already feeling the harsh effects of rising temperatures and increasingly frequent extreme weather events. We know what we need to do, and by when.  Let’s get to work. #ActInTime #ClimateWeekNYC 

🎤 We caught up with Mercy Corps’ Chief Climate Officer, David Nicholson, at #ClimateWeekNYC to hear what’s got him excited for this week! 🌍 David shared his passion for driving real change in communities most affected by the climate crisis. Stay tuned for more insights and highlights from this crucial week of climate action! 🌱💡 #ClimateAction #climateresilience #Sustainability #ClimateSolutions

Asking climate influencers: What are you most looking forward to for #ClimateWeekNYC?🌱📝 noella williams is exploring food equity and the socioeconomic politics of veganism in both her work and at Climate Week. What’s something you’ve learned about climate change that more people should know about?👇