Moderator: Shana Tabak, Director of Immigration at Emerson Collective

Opening remarks: ASG Reena Ghelani, Climate Crisis Coordinator for the El Niño / La Niña Response 

Panelists: 

• Paula Gaviria Betancur, Special Rapporteur of the Rights of IDPs 
• Stewart Maginnis, Deputy Director General for the IUCN Programme  
• Yemi Knight, IOM Youth Representative and Co-Founder of AnchorBridge Environmental Inc. 

Latin American and Caribbean countries have been highly active in efforts to integrate human mobility in climate adaptation and loss and damage considerations. The side event will feature a high level conversation on strategies and opportunities to better account for and address human mobility leveraging Latin American and Caribbean experiences and human rights imperatives.