environmental migration; disaster displacement; PDD; West Africa; Dakar;

Implementing Global Policies on Environmental Migration and Disaster Displacement in West Africa

Location: West Africa
Lead Agency: International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Partners: Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Donor: Government of France
Duration: February 2020 - September 2022
 
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) together with the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) and with the generous support of the Government of France, is leading a project on “Implementing Global Policies on Environmental Migration and Disaster Displacement in West Africa”. In this project, IOM also works with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and the World Bank. This project (February 2020 - July 2022) is part of a longer-term engagement of IOM, France, PDD and UNHCR on the topic in West Africa.