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France takes over the Chairmanship of the Platform on Disaster Displacement
Geneva, Switzerland, 1 July 2019 – The Government of Bangladesh held its last Steering Group meeting as Chair of the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) and passed on the baton…
Bonn Climate Change Conference – Displacement, human mobility and climate change: UNFCCC and beyond
Background: In 2018, it is estimated that 17.2 million people were newly displaced as a result of disasters linked to natural hazards, a majority of which were weather and climate…
ECOSOC HAS 2019 – Addressing internal displacement associated with disasters and conflict: Planning for the long haul
Geneva, Switzerland 25 June 2019 – Disaster displacement will be discussed during the side-event of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Humanitarian Affairs Segment on Addressing internal displacement…
COAL Prize 2019: Climate, Disasters and Displacement
For its tenth edition in 2019 the COAL Prize will, in collaboration with the Platform on Disaster Displacement and DISPLACEMENT: Uncertain Journeys, tackle an essential subject: displacement related to disasters and climate change.…
Regional Consultation towards a Framework for Regional Cooperation on Human Mobility in the Context of Disasters and the Adverse Effects of Climate Change in the Caribbean
The Regional Consultation towards a framework for regional cooperation on human mobility in the context of disasters and the adverse effects of climate change in the Caribbean will take place…
Words into Action on Disaster Displacement Guidelines Launch at GP19
The final version of the Words into Action Guidelines– Disaster displacement: How to reduce risk, address impacts and strengthen resilience (Words into Action on Disaster Displacement) was officially launched during…
