This section features news, press releases, media clippings or speeches from key events held by the Platform on Disaster Displacement, but also by the Nansen Initiative (2012-2015), the Platform’s predecessor.
Governments in the Americas Reaffirm the Need to Address Disaster Displacement
Panama City, Panama, 23-24 August 2023 – Government officials gathered in Panama for the IV…
Informing the Future: Understanding Human Mobility in the Context of Disasters, Climate Change and Environmental Degradation
Informing the Future: Understanding Human Mobility in the Context of Disasters, Climate Change and Environmental…
Workshop Highlights South American Governments’ Willingness to Advance a Regional Agenda on Disaster Displacement
Santiago de Chile, Chile, 10-11 August 2023 – Representatives of the South American Conference on…
Reporting Back from Brasilia – Regional Workshop on Disaster Displacement
Brasilia, Brazil, 27-28 July 2023 – Representatives from the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR - commonly…
Dialogue on Human Mobility, Climate Change and Disasters Addresses Regional Perspectives
Geneva, Switzerland, 21 June 2023 – Stakeholders gathered in Geneva for a workshop on “Regional…
Harnessing Data, Science, and Local Knowledge: Key Discussions from the GFMD Thematic Workshop on Climate Change and Human Mobility in Paris
Paris, France, 28 June 2023 – The Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) hosted…
Reporting Back from New York – High-Level Meeting on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework
New York, United States, 18-19 May 2023 – The President of the UN General Assembly…
Uganda and Kenya Conclude Simulation Exercise on Managing Cross-Border Disaster Displacement
Government officials and humanitarian actors from Uganda and Kenya have concluded a three-day simulation exercise…
The Regional Conference on Migration in the Americas Deepens Exchanges and Cooperation on Disaster Displacement
Panama City, Panama, 26-27 April 2023 – Governments representatives from the Regional Conference on Migration…
Side Event – Human Mobility in the Context of Disasters
Sendai Midterm Review - Risk Reduction Hub Hybrid Side Event Human Mobility in the Context…
Human Mobility at the Sendai Framework Midterm Review High-Level Meeting
The High-Level Meeting on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework takes place at the…
Disaster Displacement at the NAP EXPO Chile 2023
From 27-30 March 2023, the Government of Chile hosted the NAP Expo 2023, an annual…
The Group of Friends of the Platform on Disaster Displacement Meets in New York
On 9 March 2023, the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the UN…
OECS Countries Plan for Management of Cross-border Movements Due to Disasters and Climate Change
This article was originally published on the website of IOM's Regional Office for Central, North…
Humanitarian Talk at the 2023 European Humanitarian Forum
"Averting, Minimizing and Addressing Disaster Displacement: Partnerships and Integrated Approaches for Action and Support" Humanitarian…
IOM and Partners Meet to Discuss Impact of Climate Change on Human Mobility and Regular Migration Pathways in IGAD Region
Nairobi, 15 March 2023 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and partners; the Intergovernmental Authority…
Regional Workshop – Human Mobility and Regular Migration Pathways in Changing Climate
Regional Workshop – Human Mobility and Regular Migration Pathways in Changing Climate 15-16 March 2023 Nairobi,…
Desplazamiento por Desastres: Herramientas Innovadoras para la Integración de la Movilidad en la Gestión del Riesgo
El objetivo general de este evento paralelo de la VIII sesión de la Plataforma Regional…
2023 Platform on Disaster Displacement Advisory Committee Workshop
Background and Introduction to the Workshop The Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) was established on…
Reporting Back from the Pacific Regional Consultation
The Government of Fiji, as the outgoing Chair of the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD),…
Press Release – EU-funded collaboration in the Pacific supports local efforts to reduce the risk and impact of disaster displacement
Nadi, Fiji, 2 December 2022 - Government representatives from across the Pacific gathered in Fiji…
Press Release – Consultation Promoting a Regional Approach to Human Mobility in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change in the Pacific
This press release was originally published on the social media networks of the Fijian Government…
Press Release – Fiji Welcomes Regional Delegates for Regional Consultation
This press release was originally published on the social media networks of the Fijian Government…
Regional Consultation – Promoting a Regional Approach to Human Mobility in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change in the Pacific
Promoting a Regional Approach to Human Mobility in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change…
COP27 Side Event – Addressing Displacement and Migration in the Context of Climate Change
Addressing Displacement and Migration in the Context of Climate Change - Partnerships and Integrated Approaches…
COP27 Side Event – Addressing Loss & Damage and Disaster Displacement in Vulnerable Countries
Addressing Loss and Damage and Disaster Displacement in Vulnerable Countries COP27 Side Event 12 November…
Disaster Displacement at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP27
Will you be attending the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) scheduled from 6…
Cross-Border Movements During Times of Disaster – Capacity Building Workshop Series to Support Eastern Caribbean Countries
Since September 2022 and until next November, the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) has been…
Reporting Back | UNHCR Executive Committee Side Event – Moving Forward on the Frontlines of the Climate Emergency
From 10-14 October 2022, UNHCR’s 73rd Executive Committee (ExCom) was held at UN Headquarters in…
Seminario Virtual – Movilidades Humanas en el Contexto del Cambio Climático Desde una Perspectiva de Derechos Humanos
1 y 2 de noviembre 2022 10:00h -12-00h hora Centroamérica (UTC-6) Plataforma ZOOM - Registro:…
UNHCR Event – Moving Forward on the Frontlines of the Climate Emergency
As the world bears witness to the most severe drought in recent history in the…
Reporting Back | The 2022 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
This article was produced based on reporting material from the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) and…
Reporting Back | Averting, Minimizing and Addressing Loss and Damage Related to Displacement and the Adverse Effects of Climate Change in Bangladesh
Dhaka, 28 July 2022 – The Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD), in partnership with the…
The Platform on Disaster Displacement Supports Work by Four Countries on Climate Change and Displacement
At the Climate Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), the…
Tonga Heads of Departments and Planners Participate in Training to Better Address Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change
Nuku’alofa, Tonga – 2 September 2022 - A two-day training for Tonga Heads of Department,…
The European Union, New Chair of the Platform on Disaster Displacement
Geneva, Switzerland, 6 July 2022 – The Government of Fiji held its last Steering Group meeting…
Bonn Climate Change Conference Side Event | Linking Climate Change Science, Policy and Practice to Addressing Loss and Damage Associated with Slow Onset Events
In-Person Side Event – Bonn Climate Change Conference Linking Climate Change Science, Policy and Practice…
GP22 Side Event | Addressing Loss and Damage, Supporting the Most Vulnerable
Together with a large number of partners (please see below for full list), the Platform…
Reporting Back | Disaster Displacement and the 2022 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
The Platform on Disaster Displacement engaged at the 2022 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction…
When Art Meets Disaster Risk Reduction in Bali
As part of the 2022 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP22), the Platform on…
IMRF Hybrid Side Event | Facilitating Safe and Regular Migration Pathways in a Changing Climate: Lessons from GCM Implementation
Hybrid Side Event – Facilitating Safe and Regular Migration Pathways in a Changing Climate: Lessons…
A Disaster Displacement Simulation Exercise on the Border Between Colombia and Ecuador
Ipiales, Nariño, Colombia - On 28-29 March 2022, the Governments of Colombia and Ecuador carried…
Human Mobility in a Changing Climate at the International Migration Review Forum 2022
Will you be attending the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) 2022 scheduled at the United…
The Network on Migration, Disasters and Climate Change Meets for the First Time in Chile
Santiago, Chile - On 28 April 2022, the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) attended the…
GP22 Hybrid Side Event | Addressing Loss and Damage, Supporting the Most Vulnerable: Lessons from Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Action
Hybrid Side Event - Addressing Loss and Damage, Supporting the Most Vulnerable: Lessons from Disaster…
A Workshop on Cross-Border Disaster Displacement for the Ibero-American Network of Immigration Authorities
Panama City, 21-22 April 2022 - the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) in partnership with…
Disaster Displacement at the 2022 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
Will you be attending the 2022 Global Platform (GP22) for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) scheduled…
Hybrid Event | Climate Change, Disasters and Displacement: Time for a Comprehensive Approach
Hybrid Event - Climate Change, Disasters and Displacement: Time for a Comprehensive Approach Parallel Session…
Virtual Event | The Road from COP26 to the International Migration Review Forum
Virtual Event - The Road from COP26 to the International Migration Review Forum: Protecting People…
Secretary-General of the United Nations Launches Report on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
New York, 16 February – At the occasion of ‘Migration Week’, three months ahead of…
Launch Event | Research Agenda for Africa and Climate Mobility Africa Research Network
By Dr Tamara Wood, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law at UNSW 30 November 2021…
Sixth Meeting of the Group of Friends of the Platform on Disaster Displacement
Sixth Meeting of the Group of Friends of the Platform on Disaster Displacement 17 November…
Reporting Back | Disaster Displacement at the European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction
The European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction took place from 24-26 November. Under the title…
Reporting Back | Disaster Displacement at the Regional Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction
Four Regional Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) are taking place this November, 2021. Usually…
Reporting Back | Disaster Displacement at the VII Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction In the Americas and the Caribbean
1-4 November 2021, Jamaica - At the occasion of the VII Regional Platform on Disaster…
Press Release | COP26: The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation and the Platform on Disaster Displacement Launch a Project on Loss and Damage and Disaster Displacement
Monday, 8 November 2021 — At the Climate Conference in Glasgow, where States parties are…
Virtual Event | Putting Words into Action – Addressing Disaster Displacement in DRR Strategies and Practice
25 November 2021, 14:15 - 15:15 CET This official side event, held on the occasion…
COP26 Hybrid Event | From Science to Policy and Action: Human Mobility in Times of Climate Change
11 November 2021, 13:00 - 14:00 GMT / 14:00 - 15:00 CET Register for the…
Virtual Event | Integrating Disaster Displacement into DRR Strategies, Policies, Plans and Legal Frameworks
2 November 2021, 11:00 - 12:00 EST / 17:00 - 18:00 CET The sixth edition…
Disaster Displacement at COP26
Will you be attending COP26 in Glasgow during the first two weeks of November 2021?…
Disaster Displacement at the Regional Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction 2021
Will you be attending one of the Regional Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) scheduled…
Celebrating International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2021
Every year, 13 October is International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR). Why do we…
Virtual Event | Climate Vulnerable Forum Continues Dialogue in Asia
27-29 September 2021 - the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) held an online Regional Dialogue for…
Virtual Event | Human Mobility, Human Rights and Climate Change at the Human Rights Council
5 October 2021, 1:30pm - 3:00pm CEST Register online to join this event taking place…
Virtual Event | Climate Vulnerable Forum Continues Dialogue in the Pacific
1-3 September 2021 - the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) held an online Regional Dialogue for…
Virtual Event Delivers Key Messages on Human Mobility, Disasters and Climate Change in Africa
Six speakers and over 60 participants met online on 26 August 2021 to discuss human…
Virtual Event | Human Mobility, Disasters and Climate Change in Africa
26 August 2021, 3:00pm EAT / 2:00pm CEST Register online to join this event. Disasters…
Virtual Event | Training workshop for the South American Conference on Migration
South America, 17 & 18 August 2021 – over 70 participants from 9 countries in…
Virtual Event | Climate Vulnerable Forum Continues Dialogue in Africa & Middle East
27-29 July 2021 - the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) held an online Regional Dialogue for…
Media Release | Border Officials Receive Advanced Training to Support Cross Border Movement in Disaster Scenarios
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 — The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) in collaboration with the…
Movement of Persons in Times of Disasters – A Virtual Training of Trainers
Eastern Caribbean, 8-29 June 2021 - More than thirty immigration and border officials from the…
Virtual Workshop Series Closing Plenary | Addressing Displacement and Migration in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change in Africa
Between April and June 2021, more than 170 researchers, policy experts and practitioners working across…
UN Agencies, IGAD Secretariat Launch Regional Initiative to Address Migration and Climate Change in East Africa
Nairobi, 25 May 2021 – United Nations agencies and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Secretariat…
Virtual Event | Displacement in Times of Disasters and Climate Change
Joint Meeting of the Group of Friends of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Internal…
Virtual Event | Launch of the Migration Multi-Partner Trust Fund Regional Joint-Programme
Launch of the Migration Multi-Partner Trust Fund Regional Joint-Programme Addressing Drivers and Facilitating Safe, Orderly…
Virtual Event | Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week 2021
Risk Management and Human Mobility: Action and Support to Avert, Minimize and Address Displacement Related…
Virtual Workshop Series Opening Plenary | Addressing Displacement and Migration in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change in Africa
On 27 April 2021, over 140 researchers and practitioners working across Africa, gathered online during…
Two New Tools to Help Address Disaster Displacement Now Available
Are you wondering how to address displacement in your disaster risk reduction (DRR) policies and…
Publication | Leaving Place, Restoring Home: Enhancing the Evidence Base on Planned Relocation Cases in the Context of Hazards, Disasters, and Climate Change
As hazards, disasters and climate change profoundly affect people’s lives and livelihoods, attention is turning…
Secretary-General’s remarks to the Security Council – on addressing climate-related security risks to international peace and security through mitigation and resilience building
23 February 2021 – Secretary-General’s remarks to the Security Council – on addressing climate-related security…
Virtual Workshop Series | Developing a Research and Policy Agenda for Addressing Displacement and Migration in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change in Africa
Virtual Workshop Series Developing a Research and Policy Agenda for Addressing Displacement and Migration in…
Webinar | Implications for policy of a (post-?) COVID-19 world…
What are the implications of COVID-19, as a particular kind of a natural (biological) hazard,…
Five years after Sendai, Paris and the endorsement of the Protection Agenda
Virtual Conference - 4 February 2021 Five years after Sendai, Paris and the endorsement of…
Pacific governments call for urgent action on disaster displacement in light of the climate crisis
UN Press Release 11 February 2021 Suva/Geneva - Climate change is not a “doomsday proposition”…
Fiji assumes Chairmanship of the Platform on Disaster Displacement
Geneva, Switzerland, 4 February 2021 - The Government of Fiji chaired the first Steering Group…
IOM and UNHCR call for improved safeguards for the displaced on the frontlines of climate emergency
Joint IOM / UNHCR Press Release Geneva – IOM, the International Organization for Migration, and the UN…
Webinar | Legal Response to Cross-Border ‘Environmental’ Mobility
How can law respond to situations when people move across an international border in the…
Central America – First Regional Pilot of the eLearning Tool on the ‘Words into Action’ Guidelines on Disaster Displacement
Central America, 25-29 January 2021 - This week, government representatives from all seven member countries…
Virtual Conference | 5th Anniversary Commemoration
Virtual Conference - 4 February 2021 Commemoration of the 5th Anniversary of the Endorsement of…
Second New York Meeting of the Group of Friends of the Platform on Disaster Displacement
On 15 January 2021, the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the UN…
Webinar | Internal Displacement, Migration and Planned Relocation in the Context of Natural Hazards
How is the issue of ‘environmental’ (im)mobility within countries is addressed in law, policy and…
Webinar | Global Policy Debates, Mobility, and Natural Hazards
Global Compacts for Migration and on Refugees, Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, Paris Agreement…
Consultation in Asia concludes with recommendations on disaster displacement for UN High-Level Panel
This article was originally published on the website of the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on…
Virtual Event | Data on Human Mobility in Disaster Contexts: Where Are We and What Comes Next?
Data and Knowledge Working Group (DKWG), Platform on Disaster Displacement Assessing the state of data…
Virtual Event | Managing Risk and Addressing Disaster Displacement
Virtual Event | Regional Consultation on Disaster Displacement Managing Risk and Addressing Disaster Displacement: …
Third Meeting of the Group of Friends of the Platform on Disaster Displacement
“Collaborative approaches at the regional and local levels are the way forward to address and…
Webinar | Data and Knowledge on Human Mobility in the Context of Natural Hazards
What do we know or not know about people on the move in the context…
Webinar | El proceso de revisión nacional y regional del Pacto Mundial para la Migración Segura, Ordenada y Regular: Reflexiones y prácticas a partir de los objetivos sobre migración, cambio climático y desastres
WEBINAR El proceso de revisión nacional y regional del Pacto Mundial para la Migración Segura,…
Online Side Event | Internal Displacement in the Context of Climate Change: Advancing a Human Rights-based Approach to Prevention, Response and Solutions
Internal Displacement in the Context of Climate Change: Advancing a Human Rights-based Approach to Prevention,…
Online presentation and Q&A | The Words into Action Guidelines on Disaster Displacement – How to reduce risk, address impacts and strengthen resilience
Online presentation and Q&A on the Words into Action Guidelines on Disaster Displacement - How…
Webinar | Conceptualizing Policy – Do ‘Climate Refugees’ or ‘Environmental Migrants’ Really Exist?
What are the terms used to label people whose reasons for moving are related to…
11th Refugee Law Initiative Annual Seminar Series: Human Mobility, Natural Hazards and Policy Responses
11th Refugee Law Initiative Annual Seminar Series Academic Year 2020-21 Webinars Human Mobility, Natural Hazards…
Webinar | Cross-border Human Mobility and Human Rights in the Context of Disasters, Climate Change and Environmental Degradation
Webinar: Cross-border human mobility and human rights in the context of disasters, climate change and…
Legal analysis and research in the Pacific on admission and stay in disaster and climate change contexts
The Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD), under the Pacific Response to Disaster Displacement (PRDD) project,…
Online training for Caribbean border officials in preparation for the 2020 hurricane season
Tuesday 23 June 2020, Saint Lucia, Eastern Caribbean - Today, more than 120 border officials…
Event | Internal Displacement in the Context of Disasters and the Adverse Effects of Climate Change: Prevention, Protection and Solutions
GP20 Steering Group Meeting Monday 9 March 2020, 15:00-17:30 Palais des Nations, Room XXVII, Geneva…
Press Release by Co-Chairs of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement on commencement of the Panel’s work
The United Nations Secretary-General established the High-Level Panel (HLP) on Internal Displacement on 23 October…
An Intensive Week for Disaster Displacement at the Global Forum on Migration & Development
21-24 January Quito, Ecuador. While the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees made a call…
First New York Meeting of the Group of Friends of the Platform on Disaster Displacement
“Displacement in the context of disasters and adverse effects of climate change is one of…
GFMD Side Event | Humanitarian protection, admission and stay in disaster and climate change contexts: Effective practices in the Americas and beyond
XII Global Forum on Migration and Development GFMD HUMANITARIAN PROTECTION, ADMISSION AND STAY IN DISASTER…
Stakeholder Workshop on the Role of Free Movement of Persons Agreements in Addressing Disaster Displacement in Africa takes place in Stellenbosch, South Africa
27 and 28 November 2019 saw policymakers and experts from three major sub-regions of Africa…
Quand l’art rencontre le politique: Art, climat, catastrophes et déplacement à la COP25
Madrid, Espagne, le 5 décembre 2019 - Au cœur de la Conférence des Nations Unies…
When Art Meets Politics: Art, Climate, Disasters and Displacement at COP25
Madrid, Spain, 5 December 2019 - Yesterday, in the heart of the United Nations Conference…
Secretary-General Appoints High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement
Statement first published on the UN website on 3 December 2019. Photo © UNDP. Following…
Disaster Displacement a key aspect of CDEMA’s Biannual Regional Conference on Disaster Risk Management in the Caribbean
Sint Maarten, 2-6 December 2019. The Caribbean, as one of the most vulnerable regions in…
Lena Dobrowolska and Teo Ormond- Skeaping, Winners of the 2019 COAL Prize on Climate, Disasters, Displacement
Artistic duo Lena Dobrowolska and Teo Ormond-Skeaping were awarded the COAL Prize on Thursday for…
Platform on Disaster Displacement and Partners Bring Art to COP25
Art meets policy at the 25th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 25) through the…
COP25 Side Event | Moving Forward Together: Averting, Minimizing and Addressing Displacement – The Second Phase of the Task Force on Displacement
Warsaw International Mechanism (WIM) Task Force on Displacement (TFD) Moving Forward Together: Averting, Minimizing and…
Disaster Displacement at COP25
Will you be in Madrid during the first two weeks of December 2019? Are you…
Geneva hosts Human Rights and Climate Change Dialogues
“Climate change is real and its adverse effects will lead to different forms of human…
COAL Prize 2019 Finalists Announced
This year, the Platform on Disaster Displacement has collaborated with the COAL Prize to amplify…
First Meeting of the Group of Friends of the Platform on Disaster Displacement Takes Place in Geneva
The Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) consists of a Steering Group, Advisory Committee, and Secretariat.…
Secretary-General Forms High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement to Address Millions of Persons Internally Displaced by Violence, Natural Disasters
The following statement was issued on 23 October 2019 by UN Secretary‑General António Guterres. Statement…
Disaster displacement: how to reduce risk, address impacts and strengthen resilience in the Andean region
The Andean Community (CAN) is comprised of four large countries prone and vulnerable to a…
High-level Ministerial Breakfast Meeting on Migration and Climate Change – A focus on Small Island Developing States
Climate change and its impacts are experienced acutely in all parts of the world, irrevocably…
Workshop: The role of free movement of persons agreements in addressing disaster displacement in Africa
(version française ci-dessous)
Disaster Displacement at the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment
Geneva, Switzerland 25 June 2019 – The side-event on Addressing Internal Displacement Associated with Disasters…
Task Force on Displacement – a two-year workplan
Geneva, Switzerland, 1-2 July 2019 - Members of the Task Force on Displacement (TFD), including…
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…
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…
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…
COAL Prize 2019: Climate, Disasters and Displacement
For its tenth edition in 2019 the COAL Prize will, in collaboration with the Platform on…
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…
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,…
Women and Youth Speak: Faces of Disaster Displacement at GP19
Attorney Leah Caminong and Ms. Nur Safriti Lasibanj held a whole room in silence. Telling…
Carrying The Inflatable Island during the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2019
In collaboration with the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the Platform on Disaster…
Disaster Displacement at the 2019 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
Geneva, Switzerland 13-17 May 2019 – Disaster Displacement will be a prominent topic at the 2019…
Cyclone Idai survivors struggle to rebuild devastated communities
By Charlie Yaxley, Peter Holmes à Court and Vania Turner in Buzi, Mozambique. Article first…
Governments meet in Fiji to address displacement caused by disasters and climate change in Pacific Island States
Suva, Fiji, 27 March 2019 - Participants from governments, the European Union (EU), UN agencies…
UNHCR prepares to send aid to Cyclone Idai survivors in Zimbabwe
By Zinyange Auntony in Chipinge, Zimbabwe, and Catherine Wachiaya in Nairobi, Kenya, Article first published …
Project launch: Enhancing protection and empowerment of migrants and communities affected by climate change and disasters in the Pacific region
Background The Pacific region is extremely vulnerable to climate change and natural hazards which intersects…
Stakeholder meeting on climate change and disaster displacement in the Pacific
Background In 2018 leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum endorsed the Boe Declaration, which recognizes…
Striving together for addressing displacement due to slow and sudden-onset disasters
Annual Thematic Meeting of the Platform on Disaster Displacement Striving together for addressing displacement due…
Annual Thematic Meeting of the Platform on Disaster Displacement – Striving together for addressing displacement due to slow and sudden-onset disasters
Bangladesh has assumed the Chairmanship of the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) last year from…
Advisory Committee Workshop, 4-5 February 2019
Background and Introduction to the Workshop The Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) was established on…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
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…
Disaster Displacement at COP24 and Migration Week
Will you be in Marrakesh or Katowice during the first two weeks in December? Are…
Keeping tabs on disaster displacement in the climate change negotiations and within the Global Compact for Migration
The international community have committed to promote effective coordination and coherence in the implementation of…
Climate change, conflict and displacement: Understanding the nexus
UNHCR ExCom side event, Geneva, 3 October 2018 Geneva (Switzerland) 17 October 2018 – In…
People on the move in the context of disasters and climate change – addressing their needs at the climate change negotiations and within the Global Compact for Migration
LIVE VIDEO WEBINAR People on the move in the context of disasters and climate change…
Taller regional para el desarrollo de Lineamientos y/o Guía de prácticas para la protección para personas desplazadas entre fronteras en el contexto de desastres – Reunión técnica de seguimiento
30 y 31 de agosto 2018 Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile Sala de Conferencias,…
Good evidence, bad politics: Overcoming the noise in climate change and migration policy
Event Details Event Start Date: 23/08/2018 Event End Date: 23/08/2018 Time: 6.00 - 7.30pm Venue: Allens…
Exploring new mediums to discuss disaster displacement
Each year, more than 300 non-governmental organizations from some 90 countries take part in the…
2018 AMCDRR Side Event: Addressing Human Mobility and Displacement in National DRR Strategies
The Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) took place from 3-6 July, 2018…
Regional Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction, Preparedness and Disaster Displacement
PDD proudly supported the Philippines and UNISDR in organizing the Regional Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction,…
Workshop on the prevention and assistance to migrants and people displaced across borders in the context of disasters
Context The Presidency Pro-Témpore of the Regional Conference on Migration (RCM) held by Panama during…
Experts Meet to Scale up Efforts to Tackle the Challenge of Climate Change Displacement
Bogis-Bossey, 15 May 2018 – Stakeholders from all over the world are gathered in Switzerland…
Task Force on Displacement Stakeholder Meeting “Recommendations for integrated approaches to avert, minimize and address displacement related to the adverse impacts of climate change”
At the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) 21st session of the Conference…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Can free-movement agreements help people displaced by climate change and disaster?
Article originally published on Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law's website on 6 February 2018…
Together at the Humanitarian Network and Partnerships Week
On Wednesday, 7 February 2018, the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) with partners, the UN…
Bangladesh becomes the new Chair of the Platform on Disaster Displacement
Geneva, Switzerland, 19 January 2018 - The Federal Government of Germany held its last Steering…
Roundtable on Displacement in the context of disasters – working with the Protection Agenda in Southeast Asia
On 20 December 20 2017, the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Asia Centre, the Platform on…
Understanding and addressing disaster displacement in South East Asia
Roundtable on the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda organized by the Stockholm Environment Institute Asia Centre,…
Horn of Africa ready to address displacement and migration in the context of climate change
Intergovernmental Meeting held in Addis to discuss human mobility dynamics in the light of the…
UN Climate Change Conference side event panel: Comprehensive approaches “essential” to address human mobility in the context of climate change
Bonn, 7 November 2017 – While the Climate Change Conference kicked off in Bonn with…
COP 23 Side Event: Comprehensive approaches to address climate risks and human mobility related to the adverse effects of climate change
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