ECOSOC Side Event 2021: Human Mobility in the Face of the Climate Crisis - How prevention, protection and solutions can best respond to future trends

The event brought together IOM, IDMC, UNHCR, PDD, WFP, Member States and representatives of displaced communities. Panellists offered perspective and analysis on the impact of climate change, including in its interplay with conflict, on present and future population displacement and migration trends. 
 
Chair and moderator:

  • Prof. Walter Kaelin, Envoy of the Chair, Platform on Disaster Displacement

 Speakers:

  • Joelle Hangi, Co-Founder and Director of Refugee Artist and Authors
  • Andrew Harper, Special Advisor for Climate Action, UNHCR
  • Maria Teresa Miranda Espinosa, Information Management Coordinator, IDMC
  • Mohammad Qaseem Haidari, Deputy minister for coherence and disaster affairs, Afghanistan Disaster management Agency
  • Richard Danziger, Chief of Mission, IOM Somalia
  • Kyung-nan Park, Deputy Regional Director for Central America, WFP

More information on the event available here