World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the Global Research Prioritization and Action Plan on Health, Migration and Displacement in the Context of Climate Change, outlining key research priorities to address one of the world’s most pressing and under-researched public health challenges.

Developed through WHO’s Global Research Prioritization Exercise (GRPE), the initiative identifies priority research areas across social determinants of health, universal health coverage, and health emergencies, while also focusing on health outcomes, migration-sensitive data, policy, and interventions.

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“Closing research gaps is a matter of equity. To achieve universal health coverage, strengthen climate resilience and advance health equity, migrant and displaced populations must not be an afterthought, they must be part of the solution from the beginning,” said Dr Santino Severoni, head of WHO Health and Migration.

The action plan highlights the need to address social inequities, improve access to healthcare, strengthen preparedness for climate-related emergencies, enhance migration-sensitive data systems, and generate evidence on mental health, maternal and child health, chronic diseases, and the long-term impacts of climate-related mobility.

The research priorities were developed through a participatory process involving 59 experts from academia, policy, and practice, and were launched during a global webinar attended by more than 300 participants from over 75 countries.

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