Environmental Migration Portal

Ranked as the second most disaster-prone country and the most storm-exposed country in the world, the Philippines deals with challenges related to human mobility and displacement posed by floods, typhoons, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions on an annual basis. The effects of climate change are further increasing the frequency of intense hydro-meteorological events including super typhoons, thus adding to the country’s vulnerability to natural disasters. There is an increasing need to address the human mobility consequences of environmental change through tailored, integrated cross-sectoral policies.

To address these issues, IOM is organizing a National Capacity Building Workshop on the links between Migration, Environment and Climate Change in Manila, Philippines.

Objectives of the IOM capacity building workshop:
• Build the capacity of policymakers and practitioners to factor migration into environmental and and climate change adaptation policies, and to take into account environmental change in comprehensive migration management policies at the national level;
• Provide opportunity for policymakers across key institutional sectors to exchange on migration, environment and climate change.

Contents:
▪ Key concepts and trends in relation to migration, environment and climate change at the global, regional and national levels
▪ Evidence and data gaps
▪ Legal and policy frameworks and tools
▪ Possible solutions at the national level

IOM has been organizing regional and national training workshops since 2013 in response to the needs and requests of Member States. To date, IOM has built capacity of over 400 policymakers from 50 countries, through 15 national and 5 regional workshops. The IOM MECC capacity building programme is based on The Migration, Environment and Climate Change: Training Manual, available in English, French, Spanish, Russian and Azerbaijani.

For more information: https://environmentalmigration.iom.int/training-workshops.