Displacement

UN General Assembly Online Side Event - Internal Displacement in the Context of Climate Change: Advancing a Human Rights-based Approach to Prevention, Response and Solutions

Internal Displacement in the Context of Climate Change: Advancing a Human Rights-based Approach to Prevention, Response and Solutions.

Side event on the Thematic Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons to the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly at its 75th Session.

The report is available here

Webinar on Vulnerable and Essential - Migrant Farmworkers, Wildfires and COVID-19

A conversation on the specific patterns of vulnerability of migrant farmworkers in wildfires, COVID19 and other disasters and on measures that can help improve inclusive communication, assistance and engagement to reduce risks.

The webinar was organised and moderated by IOM’s Migrants in Countries in Crisis Unit.

Speakers:

Michael Méndez - Assistant Professor, University of California, Irvine 

Lucas Zucker - Policy and Communications Director, Central Coast Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE)

Systematic data collection and monitoring of displacement and its impacts at local, national, regional and international level to inform comprehensive needs and risk assessments for the formulation of policy and plans

 

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In order to inform recommendations to the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties on integrated approaches to address gaps and challenges, the TFD has identified several activities on the theme of data and assessment.

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Mapping of existing international and regional guidance and tools on averting, minimizing, addressing and facilitating durable solutions to displacement related to the adverse impacts of climate change

 

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The objectives of this mapping are to:

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