Disaster Displacement at COP22
The 22nd edition of the UN Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP22) took place between 7 – 18 of November. There were over 20 side events at this COP that…
Advisory Committee Workshop, 13 – 14 October 2016, Geneva
This event allowed Advisory Committee Members to provide expert input and strategic advice to the Chair and the Steering Group Members in supporting the implementation of activities in the Platform Workplan. 1. Organisers…
Side Event of the 67th UNHCR Executive Committee – Beyond the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda: Platform on Disaster Displacement
Palais des Nations, Geneva, 5 October 2016 – Germany (PDD Chair) and Bangladesh (PDD Vice-Chair) presented the key milestones ahead for the Platform on Disaster Displacement and discussed, together with representatives…
WHS SIDE EVENT – Germany and Bangladesh commit to address the needs of people displaced across borders in the context of disasters and climate change
Istanbul, Turkey 24 May 2016 – At the World Humanitarian Summit where governments, international organizations and civil society stakeholders came together to improve how the world prepares and reacts to…
WHS SIDE EVENT – Implementing the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda – Commitments and Opportunities
This side event will promote follow-up to the Nansen Initiative and the implementation of the Nansen Initiative Agenda for the Protection of Cross-Border Displaced Persons in the Context of Disasters…
Prepare and Adapt: Climate Change and Human Mobility – in Paris and Beyond
Why This Side Event? The purpose of this side event is to bring together representatives from governments, international organizations, and the affected communities to discuss the importance of addressing and…
Climate change, cross-border displacement and human rights: is there a protection gap and will COP21 help close it?
This event was jointly organized by the Universal Rights Group and the Geneva Environment Network, in collaboration with he UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, the International…
More than 100 governments affirm broad support to better protect people displaced across borders by disasters and the effects of climate change
Geneva, Switzerland 14 October 2015 – The Swiss/Norwegian Nansen Initiative completed yesterday its two-day Global Consultation in Geneva, Switzerland, which brought together more than 350 delegates, including government ministers and…
Antarctic Village – No Borders, Exhibition and Roundtable Discussions
Curated by the University of the Arts London, in collaboration with the Nansen Initiative, DISPLACEMENT is devised as an integrated cultural component of the Nansen Initiative consultative process, foregrounding art…
Disasters, Climate Change and Human Mobility in Southern Africa: Consultation on the Draft Protection Agenda
Disasters, Climate Change and Human Mobility in Southern Africa: Consultation on the Draft Protection Agenda The Nansen Initiative Southern Africa Consultation on “Disasters, Climate Change and Human Mobility in Southern…
