UNHCR Energy & Environment

We work to enable safe access to fuel & energy for refugees, and help them protect their environment

Peoples’ lives depend on the quality of the surrounding environment, which may provide food, fresh water, fuel and building materials. In a refugee situation, excessive damage to the environment, competition with local communities over scarce resources, or disruption of ecological services are understandably not appreciated by host governments, a feature which may well influence a country’s decision to provide asylum to refugees.