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The Platform on Disaster Displacement’s recent engagement in Disaster Risk Reduction
In line with the Platform on Disaster Displacement’s (PDD) overall objective to strengthen the protection of people displaced across borders in the context of disasters, PDD continually engages with a…
Discussing “climate refugees” at the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights
In the field of disaster displacement, the phrase “climate refugee” is typically cloaked by quotation marks and followed by the caveat that no such definition is recognized by international law.…
EVENT: “Addressing the Needs of Persons Moving in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change in the Global Compact for Migration”
Background The forced movement of people in response to the adverse effects of climate change, disasters linked to natural hazards and other environmental factors is a reality, as recognized by…
Pacific Region Discusses Links between Human Mobility, Environment and Climate Change
Suva – IOM, the UN Agency for Migration, in collaboration with the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD), has organized a regional capacity building workshop for Pacific Islands on “Human Mobility…
Workshop on human mobility in the context of disasters and climate change concludes in Fiji
Suva, Fiji, 14 February 2018 – Hosted by the Government of Fiji and organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD), the capacity…
Together at the Humanitarian Network and Partnerships Week
On Wednesday, 7 February 2018, the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) with partners, the UN Migration Agency (IOM), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and the…
