Organisation Internationale pour les Pays les Moins Avancés (OIPMA) – International Organization for Least Developed Countries (IOLDCs

Affiliation or Individual:

Giulia Borsa

City, Country:

Geneva, Switzerland

Region of Work:

Africa, the Americas, Asia

Objective / Mission Statement:

IOLDCs is a non-profit, non-governmental and independent organization based in Geneva with ECOSOC status. IOLDCs envisages a fairer, peaceful and green future, working for the empowerment and development of LDCs, particularly endangered by conflicts, poverty, diseases, inequality and climate change. Besides its work done on advocacy and workshops, the organization is currently planning field-work projects.

Area of Work Relevant to PDD:

Human Rights, Climate Change Action, Development

Key activities relevant to PDD:

The new division on climate change and human rights recently started at IOLDCs is extremely committed to mitigate the impacts of the changing climate with a human rights perspective and to engage all stakeholders to follow this pattern. This has been done and will be further developed with our advocacy work writing reports, newsletter, statements delivered at the Human Rights Council and related events.
On the other hand, being well aware of the protection challenges related to disaster displacement, IOLDCs is committed to strengthen and promote concerted efforts to protect displaced communities in line with the objectives of the Nansen Initiative and the PDD.
IOLDCs seeks to empower vulnerable people to intervene in climate-related decision-making and to diminish the impacts of displacement.

Website:

www.ioldcs.org

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/IOLDCs/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/IOLDCS1

Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpaGaUhm8ARvGc8CmdRND4Q

Oxfam South Africa (OZA)

Affiliation or Individual:

Benedetta Gualandi

City, Country:

Johannesburg/ South Africa

Region of Work:

Africa

Objective / Mission Statement:

Oxfam South Africa (OZA) helps to create lasting solutions to the injustice of poverty. We mobilise the power of people to claim their rights and participate as full agents in their societies and lives, challenge systems which perpetuate poverty and inequality and participate fully in shaping decisions, policies and processes which affect their lives and hold power to account.

Area of Work Relevant to PDD:

Humanitarian Assistance, Migration, Human Rights, Disaster Risk Reduction, Development

Key activities relevant to PDD:

Oxfam South Africa (OZA) is providing technical assistance to the SA National Disaster Management Centre in developing the national guidelines on Disaster Risks Management with a particular attention on raising the discussion on cross-border risks and displacements. OZA is part of the National Protection Working Group, led by UNHCR and Department of Home Affairs, where the focus is on migration legislation; OZA is supporting civil society organization in providing information/assistance to refugees and climate change/economic migrants.

Website:

www.oxfam.org.za

Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO)

Affiliation or Individual:

Lindsey Cook, Cassandra Moll, Catherine Baker

City, Country:

Geneva, Switzerland

Region of Work:

Global

Objective / Mission Statement:

We work steadily to bring Quaker peace and justice concerns to international processes, focusing on the areas of peacebuilding and armed conflict, human rights and refugees, food and sustainability, and climate change. We strive towards international standards and practices that enable and empower peaceful social, political and economic relationships. We are committed to supporting international processes that can build a safer, sustainable and more just world.

Area of Work Relevant to PDD:

Humanitarian Protection, Refugee Protection, Human Rights, Climate Change Action

Key activities relevant to PDD:

Please see above - “ our work on climate change, human rights and refugees, food security and rights-based approaches to sustaining peace, all link to PDD concerns.

Website:

www.quno.org

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/QuakerUNOffice

Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI)

Affiliation or Individual:

Matthew Scott

City, Country:

Lund, Sweden

Region of Work:

Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania

Objective / Mission Statement:

To contribute to a wider understanding of, and respect for, human rights and international humanitarian law.

Area of Work Relevant to PDD:

Human Rights, Disaster Risk Reduction

Key activities relevant to PDD:

RWI is involved in two key activities relevant to PDD. The first is a ten-country study of disaster displacement across Asia-Pacific, which examines the role of legal frameworks in protecting people from and during displacement and is based on a locality-specific case study with a cross-cutting gender dimension. The second activity is to provide human rights technical assistance on a large scale, multi-actor research and direct engagement initiative that aims to build resilience through inclusive and climate-adaptive disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific. This initiative provides a unique opportunity to raise the profile of disaster displacement within regional DRM activities.

Website:

http://rwi.lu.se

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/raoulwallenberginstitutet

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/RWallenbergInst

Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD7JAa3gnHVzYrkP9pcXmZg

Refugee Law Initiative (RLI)

Affiliation or Individual:

David Cantor

City, Country:

London, UK

Region of Work:

the Americas

Objective / Mission Statement:

The Refugee Law Initiative, an academic centre in the UK, leads and promotes research in the refugee law field. The RLI works to integrate the shared interests of scholars and practitioners, stimulate collaboration between academics and non-academics, and achieve policy impact at the national and international level.

Area of Work Relevant to PDD:

Humanitarian Protection, Refugee Protection

Key activities relevant to PDD:

Research, networks, events, publications, advice, legal/policy impact

Website:

https://rli.sas.ac.uk/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/SASRLI

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/RLI_News

Refugees International (RI)

Affiliation or Individual:

Alice Thomas

City, Country:

Washington, DC, USA

Region of Work:

Global

Objective / Mission Statement:

Refugees International advocates for lifesaving assistance and protection for displaced people and promotes solutions to displacement crises. We are an independent organization, and do not accept any government or UN funding.

Area of Work Relevant to PDD:

Humanitarian Assistance, Humanitarian Protection, Refugee Protection, Human Rights, Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Action

Key activities relevant to PDD:

RI’s Climate Displacement Program conducts research and advocacy to enhance protection and assistance for vulnerable populations uprooted or affected by severe weather and other climate change effects. Informed by fact-finding missions to countries experiencing climate-related disasters, RI publishes reports that include recommendations to governments, donors, UN agencies and others for improving the response. RI also advocates for investments in DRR and building the resilience of communities to climate change. RI is also actively engaged in international efforts to fill gaps in the institutional and legal frameworks to protect those uprooted by climate change that lack protection under the Refugee Convention.

Website:

www.refugeesinternational.org

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/RefugeesInternational/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/RefugeesIntl

Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/user/RefugeesIntl

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School

Affiliation or Individual:

Michael Burger, Michael Gerrard , Ama Francis

City, Country:

New York, NY, USA

Region of Work:

Global

Objective / Mission Statement:

The Sabin Center develops legal techniques to fight climate change, trains students and lawyers in their use, and provides up-to-date resources on key topics in climate change law and regulation.

Area of Work Relevant to PDD:

Humanitarian Protection, Migration, Human Rights, Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Action

Key activities relevant to PDD:

We conduct research, write papers, and organize events examining key issues pertaining to the legal protection of persons who are displaced or at risk of displacement as a result of climate change. Examples of our work include a book exploring the legal implications of rising seas and a changing climate for threatened island nations, and a paper outlining some key considerations for a UNFCCC Climate Change Displacement Coordination Facility.

Website:

www.columbiaclimatelaw.com

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/ColumbiaClimateLaw

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/ColumbiaClimate

Flickr:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UComEaIxYDWew_Y2OS7E_nYA

Sarah Louise Nash

Affiliation or Individual:

Sarah Louise Nash

City, Country:

Vienna, Austria

Region of Work:

Global

Objective / Mission Statement:

Dr. Sarah Louise Nash is a political scientist working on climate change politics. She completed her PhD thesis on international policymaking on climate change and migration. She has also conducted research on human mobility as part of loss and damage discussions within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Area of Work Relevant to PDD:

Climate Change Action

Key activities relevant to PDD:

In 2017 I completed my PhD in political science with a thesis titled ‘From Cancun to Paris: an era of policymaking on climate change and migration’, which included research on the Nansen Initiative. In 2016/17 I was a Mercator-IPC Fellow, carrying out a project ‘The politics of climate change and human mobility: Taking the UNFCCC Task Force to Task’. This focussed on the constitution of the Task Force on Displacement that was established under the Warsaw International Mechanism of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Twitter:

@sarah_wien

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Affiliation or Individual:

Kosi Latu, Espen Ronneberg

City, Country:

Apia, Samoa

Region of Work:

Oceania

Objective / Mission Statement:

SPREP’s mandate is ‘to promote co-operation in the Pacific region and provide assistance in order to protect and improve its environment and to ensure sustainable development for present and future generations’. Our vision: ‘A resilient Pacific environment sustaining our livelihoods and natural heritage in harmony with our cultures.’ Historically, SPREP was the only agency supporting the region on climate change. SPREP began this formal support in 1994 and continues to be the lead coordinating agency on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process, and regional meteorological services. SPREP will work with other stakeholders in climate change and resilience. SPREP will continue its leadership to contribute to coordinated regional approaches to climate change agreed regional mechanisms and fora, maintain its coordination of Pacific island advocacy and negotiations in multilateral fora, and continue to work with all members.

Area of Work Relevant to PDD:

Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Action, Development

Key activities relevant to PDD:

SPREP will draw upon its rich experience in the Pacific, including through established relationships with governments and key stakeholders, to carry out implementing roles that include:

• coordinating Pacific climate change action;
• coordinating effective advocacy for members to influence global and regional climate initiatives, including UNFCCC processes, and assisting implementation of their international commitments;
• assisting members to access climate finance;
• hosting the Pacific Climate Change Centre;
• hosting the regional office of the World Meteorological Organisation;
• serving as the lead regional agency and hub for meteorological services and climate and weather early warning systems; and
• leveraging additional resources through genuine and durable partnerships.
Specific guidance is given by the SPREP Strategic Plan, regional objective 1.5 “Support Pacific Island members to develop policy responses to issues of loss and damage, and climate change and disaster induced population mobility”.

Website:

www.sprep.org and www.pacificclimatechange.net

South American Network for Environmental Migrations (RESAMA)

Affiliation or Individual:

Erika Pires Ramos , Diogo Andreola Serraglio

City, Country:

São Paulo, Brazil

Region of Work:

the Americas

Objective / Mission Statement:

The South American Network for Environmental Migrations is a pioneering initiative of articulation of experts, researchers and practitioners to include the environmental migration in the public agenda of the region, contributing to the development and integration of public policies, strategies and legislation on climate change, disasters, migration and human rights, with a view to full protection of displaced people and communities.

Area of Work Relevant to PDD:

Humanitarian Assistance, Humanitarian Protection, Refugee Protection, Migration, Human Rights, Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Action, Development

Key activities relevant to PDD:

 Mapping of evidence, data collection and experiences related to the impacts of environmental changes on human mobility in the region;
 Generation of knowledge through the production of publications and empirical research;
 Development of strategies, policies and regulations to respond appropriately to the challenges of environmental migration at the global, regional and national levels, with an integrated approach between migration, climate change, disasters and human rights;
 Promotion of dialogue and cooperation with public and private actors, international organizations, academia and civil society organizations;
 Training and capacity building of policy makers, decision-makers and other stakeholders on the issue.

Website:

https://resama.net/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/resama.net/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/resama2015

The Australian National University

Affiliation or Individual:

Professor Lorraine Elliott

City, Country:

Canberra, Australia

Region of Work:

Oceania, Global

Objective / Mission Statement:

Research

Area of Work Relevant to PDD:

Migration, Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Action

Key activities relevant to PDD:

Research on human security, climate change and migration; human security implications of disasters and disaster risk reduction governance, with particular focus on the Asia Pacific.

Website:

https://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/elliott-lm

The Intercivil Society

Affiliation or Individual:

Geza Tessenyi

City, Country:

London, UK

Region of Work:

Europe, Global

Objective / Mission Statement:

Implementation through practical projects of the Human Family Principles as spelled out on intercivil.net/principles

Area of Work Relevant to PDD:

Humanitarian Protection, Migration, Human Rights, Climate Change Action

Key activities relevant to PDD:

Developing solutions and establish civic-public-private partnerships at national, regional and international levels for the application of these solutions through contribution to adjusting existing legal instruments and facilitating public political acceptance in host countries of involuntary, forced migrants, including those fleeing conflict and natural disasters.

Website:

http://intercivil.net/

The International Development Law Organization (IDLO)

City, Country:

Rome, Italy

Region of Work:

Africa, the Americas

Objective / Mission Statement:

IDLO is the only intergovernmental organization exclusively devoted to promoting the rule of law. We enable countries to design, reform and strengthen those laws and institutions most apt to deliver justice, dignity and economic opportunity. Governments, multilateral organizations, private foundations and the private sector support our work. We are headquartered in Rome and we are represented at the United Nations in New York and Geneva, where we help shape the debate about human rights and development.

Area of Work Relevant to PDD:

Migration, Human Rights, Development

Key activities relevant to PDD:

RULE OF LAW IN HUMANITARIAN SITUATIONS
CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN KENYA - IDLO has assisted the Kenyan Government in drafting a comprehensive National Climate Change Action Plan 2013-2017)
CLIMATE CHANGE IN LATIN AMERICA - IDLO has been working to strengthen and assist the
development of laws and policies to improve access to climate finance for the rural poor -
especially women and indigenous communities - in several Mexican states, as well as in
Colombia, Ecuador and Guatemala

Website:

www.idlo.int/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/IDLOnews

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/IDLO

Flickr:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/idlo/

Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/user/IDLOWebmaster

The Refugee Consortium of Kenya

Affiliation or Individual:

Eunice Ndonga-Githinji, Millicent Oloo

City, Country:

Nairobi, Kenya

Region of Work:

Africa

Objective / Mission Statement:

To protect and promote the rights and dignity of refugees and other forced migrants by providing legal aid, advocacy and awareness creation programmes.

Area of Work Relevant to PDD:

Refugee Protection

Key activities relevant to PDD:

The Refugee Consortium of Kenya provides legal, advocacy and information assistance to refugees and other forced migrants in Kenya. The organization focuses on provision of legal aid and presentation in detention centers in Kenya. It also advocates for the enactment and implementation of relevant laws and policies that ensure forced migrants' rights are respected. Finally it provides information to forced migrants and duty bearers with the aim of improving treatment of forced migrants through sensitization.

Website:

www.rckkenya.org/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/139098542788992/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/RCKKenya

The Sphere Project

City, Country:

Geneva, Switzerland

Region of Work:

Global

Objective / Mission Statement:

Sphere is a voluntary initiative that brings a wide range of humanitarian agencies together around a common aim - to improve the quality of humanitarian assistance and the accountability of humanitarian actors to their constituents, donors and affected populations.

Area of Work Relevant to PDD:

Humanitarian Assistance, Humanitarian Protection

Key activities relevant to PDD:

The Sphere Handbook, Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response, is one of the most widely known and internationally recognized sets of common principles and universal minimum standards in life-saving areas of humanitarian response.
The Sphere Handbook puts the right of disaster-affected populations to life with dignity, and to protection and assistance at the centre of humanitarian action. It promotes the active participation of affected populations as well as of local and national authorities, and is used to negotiate humanitarian space and resources with authorities in disaster-preparedness work.

Website:

http://www.sphereproject.org

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/SphereNGO/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/SpherePro

Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSphereProject

UN Women

Affiliation or Individual:

Paula Talvikki Tarvainen, Andrea Milan, Ann Blomberg

City, Country:

New York, USA

Region of Work:

Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania, Global

Objective / Mission Statement:

UN Women is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.

Area of Work Relevant to PDD:

Humanitarian Assistance, Humanitarian Protection, Refugee Protection, Migration, Human Rights, Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Action, Development

Key activities relevant to PDD:

UN Women works to address the gender inequality of risk with the dual focus of addressing the specific needs and vulnerabilities of women and girls in disasters and by leveraging women's leadership in promoting community resilience to natural hazards. Furthermore, UN Women works to build women's resilience through its flagship programme on Women's Leadership, Empowerment, Access and Protection in crisis and displacement settings. UN Women has a normative, operational and coordination mandate. As per its coordination mandate, UN Women promotes greater accountability in ensuring gender commitments in DRR and humanitarian processes.

Website:

www.unwomen.org/en

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/unwomen

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/un_women

Flickr:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/unwomen

Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/user/UNWomen

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Affiliation or Individual:

Maria Luisa Silva, Glaucia Boyer

City, Country:

New York, USA

Region of Work:

Global

Objective / Mission Statement:

UNDP works in nearly 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We help countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience in order to sustain development results.

UNDP supports countries' efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. UNDP focuses on helping countries build and share solutions in three main areas:

• Sustainable development
• Democratic governance and peacebuilding
• Climate and disaster resilience

Area of Work Relevant to PDD:

Refugee Protection, Migration, Human Rights, Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Action, Development

Key activities relevant to PDD:

UNDP works around the world with countries and communities affected by environmental degradation, natural disasters and the effects of climate change. It assists them to become more resilient by strengthening capacities to cope, rebuild, recover and also protect development gains. Although UNDP’s approach builds resilience and helps prevent displacement, its programmes have not been designed to date to address migration and displacement specifically. The broad areas covered under these programmes are: i) disaster risk reduction; ii) climate change mitigation and adaptation; iii) resilient recovery; iv) sustainable natural resource management. UNDP is also an accredited multilateral implementing agency of various vertical funds: Global Environmental Facility (GEF), Multilateral Fund (MLF) and the Adaptation Fund (AF). So far, UNDP’s support to migration and relocation as adaptation strategies has been incidental.

Website:

www.europe.undp.org www.undp.org

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/UNDP

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/UNDPGeneva, https://twitter.com/UNDP

Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/user/undp

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

Affiliation or Individual:

Iosefa Maiava, Timothy Westbury

City, Country:

Bangkok, Thailand

Region of Work:

Asia, Oceania

Objective / Mission Statement:

The secretariat, through the Subregional Office for the Pacific, is committed to strengthening subregional cooperation and integration in line with its programme of work and its support for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SAMOA Pathway in member States. Of particular importance is ensuring meaningful implementation of the global, regional and subregional development frameworks to support a transformative advancement of sustainable development in the Pacific.

Area of Work Relevant to PDD:

Migration, Human Rights, Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Action, Development

Key activities relevant to PDD:

There are clear synergies with the work ESCAP have undertaken under the EU-funded project, Pacific Climate Change Migration Project http://www.unescap.org/subregional-office/pacific/pacific-climate-change-and-migration-project and the planned work with IOM/ILO/OHCHR/Pacific Island Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and PDD for the project, Enhancing protection and empowerment of migrants and communities affected by climate change and disasters in the Pacific region that will be funded by the UN Trust Fund for Human Security. The Subregion Office for the Pacific is focusing on developing strategic partnerships in this increasingly high-profile area of work in the Pacific and elsewhere.
The Government of Fiji have requested a secondment from PDD to provide assistance in this area. Given ESCAP’s role in this area of work and clear common interest, an MOU has been signed between ESCAP and the Norwegian Refugee Council (who manage PDD secondments) to host the seconded person in ESCAP’s Subregional Office for the Pacific.

Website:

www.unescap.org

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/UNESCAP

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/UNESCAP

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Affiliation or Individual:

Marika Palosaari, Henrik Slotte

City, Country:

Nairobi, Kenya

Region of Work:

Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania, Global

Objective / Mission Statement:

To provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.

Area of Work Relevant to PDD:

Refugee Protection, Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Action, Development

Key activities relevant to PDD:

UN Environment has worked on the environmental causes and implications of forced displacement for many years. The ultimate aim of UN Environment’s work is to support good environmental management around the world at all scales to build resilience in vulnerable areas, to reduce environmental threats to health and ecosystems and to enable sustainable development for current and future generations. UN Environment supports countries for example with ecosystems based disaster risk reduction. Through partnerships with other agencies UN Environment will contribute to the work of PDD by assessing and addressing links between climate change and displacement.

Website:

http://web.unep.org/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/UNEP/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/UNEP

Flickr:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/unep/

Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/user/UnepAndYou

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Affiliation or Individual:

Koko Warner, Miwa Kato, Carolina Mantsch

City, Country:

Bonn, Germany

Region of Work:

Global

Objective / Mission Statement:

As part of the Cancun Adaptation Framework (2010), the UNFCCC climate negotiations began considering approaches to address loss and damage associated with climate change impacts in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. COP19 (November 2013) established the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts, as the main vehicle under the Convention to promote the implementation of approaches to address loss and damage in a comprehensive, integrated and coherent manner (See decision 2/CP.19). The Executive Committee is tasked with guiding the implementation of the functions of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage.

Area of Work Relevant to PDD:

Climate Change Action

Key activities relevant to PDD:

Supervise the loss and damage workstream at the UN Climate Secretariat, support implementation of the work of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage (workstream on human mobility in workplan), WIM Task Force on Displacement.

Website:

http://unfccc.int/adaptation/workstreams/loss_and_damage/items/6056.php

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/UNFCCC?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor