The three day training workshop offered policymakers with the latest knowledge on migration, environment and climate change, with interactive sessions which focused on sharing the knowledge of participants and discussing best practices. The sessions were delivered by MECLEP partner, Julia Blocher of University of Liège and Sciences Po, Paris, IOM MECLEP and PNG team, USAID Pacific as well as policymakers from Madang, Bougainville and the Office of Climate Change and Development (OCCD).  

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The three day training workshop offered policymakers with the latest knowledge on migration, environment and climate change, with interactive sessions which focused on sharing the knowledge of participants and discussing best practices. The sessions were delivered by MECLEP partner, Julia Blocher of University of Liège and Sciences Po, Paris, IOM MECLEP and PNG team, USAID Pacific as well as policymakers from Madang, Bougainville and the Office of Climate Change and Development (OCCD).
 
Protracted displacement due to disasters, planned relocation and land issues, and the development of a comprehensive migration and environment policy were identified as the key priority areas for PNG. The final day offered ample space to develop a roadmap for policymaking in the priority areas and participants stressed the importance of working across sectors and ministries. The workshop was the fourth policymaker training in the framework of the EU funded MECLEP project, following workshops in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Kenya earlier this year. The event was co-organized with PNG's Office of Climate Change and Development and co-funded by the IOM Development Fund. 

Training Modules

1. Concepts : The migration and environment nexus by Julia Blocher (University of Liège and Paris Institute for Political Studies (Sciences Po)) and Sieun Lee (IOM Geneva) 

2. Disasters and mobility by Sieun Lee (IOM Geneva) and George Gigauri (Chief of Mission, IOM Papua New Guinea)

3. Mobility and slow processes of environmental change by Julia Blocher (University of Liège and Paris Institute for Political Studies (Sciences Po)) and Jonah Auka (Office of Climate Change and Development)

4. Data issues by Julia Blocher (University of Liège and Paris Institute for Political Studies (Sciences Po)) and John Connell (University of Sydney)

5. Policy frameworks and options by Sieun Lee (IOM Geneva)

6. Integrating Mobility into National Climate Change Adaptation Plans by Sieun Lee (IOM Geneva)