Bangladesh, July 10 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called for mobilization from within and beyond the humanitarian sector so that climate action and finance reach conflict zones and to ensure that communities hit hardest get the support they need to adapt to a changing climate.

Countries affected by conflict are also disproportionately impacted by climate change, a double threat that pushes people out of their homes, disrupts food production, cuts off supplies, amplifies diseases and weakens health-care services, the ICRC said in a new report on Friday.

The report - When Rain Turns to Dust - is based on research in southern Iraq, northern Mali and the interior of the Central African Republic, according to a m...