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5 Facts about Migration and the Environment
5 of June is World Environment Day! Environmental migration is a reality in all regions of the world. Drought prompts Central Americans to migrate. Coastal erosion pushes Asia-Pacific people to relocate. Flooding displaces many in Eastern Africa.
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Climate change affects the migration of Mongolian herders
Prolonged droughts and harsh winters in Mongolia’s rural pasturelands are driving herders from their native lands and into cities as herding becomes more and more challenging. This #WorldEnvironmentDay, explore the human side of climate change.
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5 Facts about Water and Migration
I. Lack of access to water and drought can increase forced migration.
II. In turn, migration flows can increase pressures on water resources.
III. Well-managed migration can play an important role in addressing water-related issues.
IV. Remittances and investments of migrants can support water infrastructure and sustainable agricultural practices.
V. Water governance should consider migrants and host communities’ interests.
Climate Action Studio COP24 - Interview with Ms. Mariam Traore Chazalnoel/IOM & Ms. Isabelle Michal/UNHCR
Following the COP21 decision adopting the Paris Agreement, which invited all non-Party stakeholders to scale up climate action, Parties acknowledged the need to further enhance the effective engagement of observers as the UNFCCC process moves forward into the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Actors from both Governments and non-Party stakeholders emphasized the importance of working together to address the challenges of combating climate change and its impacts. The Climate Action Studio has witnessed the result of such collaboration with dozens of voices from States and civil society, that can be seen at www.youtube.com/c/unfcccclimateactionstudio.
Following up on this past success, the Secretariat’s Observer Organizations Liaison Unit hosted again the Climate Action Studio at COP24. Near 100 interviews were organized with key actors from Parties, NGOs, IGOs and UN agencies, who had the opportunity to share their views and unique examples of collaboration to better achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.
See other interviews here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-m2oy1bnLzrEaTEfkOD5vTW5Udt7In15
Migration has become a political issue instead of a human one - FRANCE24
Interview with Dina Ionesco, Head of the Migration, Environment and Climate Change Division at the ocassion of the 2018 International Migrants Day.
Le changement climatique a un effet certain sur le phénomène de migration - FRANCE24
Vidéo par : Julien FANCIULLI
À l'occasion de la journée internationale des migrants, Dina Ionesco, cheffe de la Division des migrations, de l'environnement et du changement climatique au sein de l'Organisation internationale des migrations (OIM), a accordé un entretien à France 24.
Dina Ionesco est revenue sur l’impact du changement climatique sur le phénomène de migration dans le monde. "Si on investit dans l’action pour le climat pour la biodiversité, pour l’environnement, pour les ressources, on diminuera les raisons des migrations forcées, on pourra agir pour que les gens n’aient plus à quitter leur lieu de vie", a-t-elle expliqué.
Il y a environ 258 millions de personnes en mobilité et migrants dans le monde, soit 3,4 % de la population mondiale. Plus de 80 % des déplacements entre les pays se fait de façon légale. Concernant la migration clandestine, plus de 60 000 personnes sont mortes pendant leur périple depuis 2000, selon les chiffres de l'ONU.
Tackling the Challenge of Climate Change Human Mobility - Messages from the Task Force on Displacement Stakeholder Meeting
At the 24th Climate Change Conference (COP24), taking place between 3 - 14 December in Katowice, Poland, UNFCCC Parties will consider migration issues. IOM together with the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) organized in May 2018 a Stakeholder Meeting on behalf of the UNFCCC Task Force on Displacement to gather inputs for Parties’ consideration. Listen to the main takeaways and messages from the meeting, which were presented at COP24.
For more information, visit the IOM Environmental Migration Portal and the PDD website.
A Conversation with Dina Ionesco
What's the link between migration, the environment, and climate change? We asked our Head of MECC Division, Dina Ionesco, at the IOM Council 2018.
Talking Migration Data: Human mobility and climate change in South America
Luiza Pallone, Researcher at the South American Network for Environmental Migrations (RESAMA), shares her views on human mobility and climate change in South America.
Visit the Migration Data Portal: https://migrationdataportal.org/blog/talking-migration-data-human-mobility-and-climate-change-south-america
Latest figures about environmental migration
Climate change is causing major environmental changes across the globe, often with severe and irreversible impacts upon people’s lives. In such conditions, migration can be an adaptive solution, empowering people to find new solutions to living sustainable lives in new areas. In other situations, climate change drives forced displacement through event such as extreme storms, hurricanes, floods and droughts. This video provides the latest data from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre and the World Bank.