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An Operational Framework for Building Climate-Resilient Humanitarian Health Systems. Adapted from the WHO Operational Framework for climate-resilient health systems [7]. At the center: the core objective of the framework to reduce the impacts of climate change on vulnerable people and communities. Three main recognized climate actions in which humanitarians engage: Mitigation (to reduce contributions to climate change); Adaptation (to adjust to actual or expected effects of climate change by minimizing harm and to improve response effectiveness); Advocacy (including communications: to raise awareness about the humanitarian impacts of climate change, and to speak out on what is witnessed, amplifying voices of affected populations) [8]. Eleven elements of climate resilience in humanitarian terms explained below with examples. This rethinking of current humanitarian operations occurs in the context of broader humanitarian principles in the outer rim; Humanity, Neutrality, Impartiality and Independence, and the goals of humanitarian action; To save lives, alleviate suffering, maintain human dignity and prevent and strengthen capacity. The 11 elements of a climate-resilient humanitarian health organization