Event: ICFP Bogota Pre-Conference Event
Host Organizations: ICFP Humanitarian & Crisis Settings Subcommittee, ICFP Environment &
Climate Change Subcommittee, Inter-Agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises
(IAWG) and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
Executive Summary
This convening addressed the urgent need for a multi-sectoral approach to Sexual and
Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) within the context of global climate change and
humanitarian crises. The proceedings emphasized that fragmented systems, which separate
health, climate, and humanitarian sectors, are fundamentally failing the communities they serve.
While networks exist to connect SRHR to either humanitarian action or climate justice, they
rarely bridge all three. In an era of shrinking international aid, and given the intersections
between climate disasters and humanitarian crises, it is critical to bring the three communities
together to leverage respective strengths and achieve more impactful collective action. By
bringing together academic leaders, advocates, implementers, government advisors, and
grassroots activists, the event sought to establish a new mandate for integrated action that
prioritizes local leadership and robust evidence-based policy.
Strategic Panel Insights
The discussion was guided by an interdisciplinary panel of experts who highlighted the complex
dynamics between reproductive health and environmental shocks…