The 2023 Advisory Committee Workshop of the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) was held at Château de Bossey in Bogis-Bossey, Switzerland on 1-3 March 2023. The Workshop was organized by the Secretariat of the Platform in close cooperation with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The meeting was chaired by the Envoy of the Chair and Chair of the Advisory Committee (Prof. Walter Kaelin), and facilitated by Ms. Kayly Ober, Senior Program Officer Climate, Environment, Conflict, United States Institute of Peace (USIP).

The Workshop brought together over 100 Advisory Committee members, representatives of international and regional organizations, research institutions, academia, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders. It was an opportunity for the Chair (the European Union [EU]), Vice-Chair (Government of Kenya), Envoy of the Chair, Steering Group members, PDD Secretariat and Advisory Committee members to interact and discuss, take stock of progress made in the implementation of the PDD Workplan 2019-2023, and formulate input and advice for the elaboration of the next PDD Strategy post-2023.

The objectives of the Workshop were:

  1. To take stock of implementation, progress made and lessons learned during the PDD’s Strategic Framework 2019-2023 to inform the development of a new PDD Strategy post-2023.
  2. To formulate strategic advice to the Steering Group regarding the PDD’s role and engagement in the implementation of and follow-up to important global policy processes, including the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR), the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 and the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), including the work of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage Task Force on Displacement (TFD), and other policy areas of relevance such as the United Nations Secretary-General’s (UNSG) Action Agenda on Internal Displacement.
  3. To discuss how to address research gaps and data challenges and share information on new research, knowledge and data initiatives (Data and Knowledge Working Group).
  4. To discuss the role of the PDD regarding work at the global, regional and national level, share information on ongoing and planned initiatives by PDD Advisory Committee Members and identify priorities for enhanced collaboration, coordination, and engagement.

For more information about the outcomes of the Workshop, please consult the PDD Advisory Committee Workshop's webpage [Report to be published].

 

Cartoonist Josh Knowles

Cartoonist Josh Knowles

Cartoonist Josh Knowles

Plenary sessions were supported by illustrations from the cartoonist Mr. Josh Knowles, who captured key discussion points in a visual format.