Advisory Committee Workshop, 4-5 February 2019
Background and Introduction to the Workshop The Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) was established on 1 July 2016 to follow up on the work started by the Nansen Initiative and…
Displacement at the Katowice Climate Change Conference in December 2018 (COP 24)
In 2015, the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage (WIM) was mandated by the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) to create a Task Force on…
New Futures and Possibilities: Art and Disaster Displacement during Migration Week
The Platform on Disaster Displacement is collaborating with DISPLACEMENT: Uncertain Journeys to present an exhibition of contemporary art pieces from around the world to highlight disaster displacement during Migration Week in…
Side event: The role of international cooperation and partnerships in implementing the GCM – Mechanisms and best practices from the IGAD region
SIDE EVENT ON THE GLOBAL COMPACT FOR MIGRATION “The Role of International Cooperation and Partnerships in Implementing the GCM – Mechanisms and Best Practices from the IGAD Region” 08.00-10.00 Hrs…
Side-event: Addressing disasters, climate change and environmental degradation – solutions for human mobility and human security
Addressing natural disasters, adverse effects of climate change and environmental degradation – solutions for human mobility and human security 9 December 2018, 17:30 – 19:00 room Palmeraie, Palmeraie Golf Palace…
South American countries now have a non-binding regional instrument on the protection of persons displaced across borders and on the protection of migrants in disaster situations
Sucre, Bolivia. This week member countries of the South American Conference on Migration (CSM by its name in Spanish) gathered in Sucre, Bolivia, and adopted a non-binding regional instrument on…
Linking migration and climate change in West Africa with MIEUX
It is widely recognized that West Africa is one of the most mobile regions in the world, accounting for over 50% of global migration flows. West Africa is also a…
“Words into Action” guidelines on disaster displacement now available in four languages
Displacement is one of the most common and immediate impacts of disasters, affecting an average of 25 million people each year. Despite these far-reaching effects, displacement is not adequately addressed…
COP24 Side-event: WIM Task Force on Displacement: Recommendations for Integrated Approaches on How to Avert, Minimize and Address Displacement and Next Steps
WIM Task Force on Displacement: Recommendations for Integrated Approaches on How to Avert, Minimize and Address Displacement and Next Steps DRAFT Concept Note COP24 WIM Excom and Task Force on…
Disaster Displacement at COP24 and Migration Week
Will you be in Marrakesh or Katowice during the first two weeks in December? Are you looking for where you can learn more about how displacement relating to disasters or…
