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"Averting, Minimizing and Addressing Disaster Displacement: Partnerships and Integrated Approaches for Action and Support" Humanitarian…

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 15-16 March 2023 Nairobi,…

El objetivo general de este evento paralelo de la VIII sesión de la Plataforma Regional…

Background and Introduction to the Workshop The Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) was established on…

The Government of Fiji, as the outgoing Chair of the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD),…

Nadi, Fiji, 2 December 2022 - Government representatives from across the Pacific gathered in Fiji…

This press release was originally published on the social media networks of the Fijian Government…

This press release was originally published on the social media networks of the Fijian Government…

Promoting a Regional Approach to Human Mobility in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change…

Addressing Displacement and Migration in the Context of Climate Change - Partnerships and Integrated Approaches…

Addressing Loss and Damage and Disaster Displacement in Vulnerable Countries COP27 Side Event 12 November…

Will you be attending the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) scheduled from 6…

Since September 2022 and until next November, the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) has been…

From 10-14 October 2022, UNHCR’s 73rd Executive Committee (ExCom) was held at UN Headquarters in…

1 y 2 de noviembre 2022 10:00h -12-00h hora Centroamérica (UTC-6) Plataforma ZOOM - Registro:…

As the world bears witness to the most severe drought in recent history in the…

This article was produced based on reporting material from the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) and…

Dhaka, 28 July 2022 – The Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD), in partnership with the…

At the Climate Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), the…

Nuku’alofa, Tonga – 2 September 2022 - A two-day training for Tonga Heads of Department,…

Geneva, Switzerland, 6 July 2022 – The Government of Fiji held its last Steering Group meeting…

In-Person Side Event – Bonn Climate Change Conference Linking Climate Change Science, Policy and Practice…

Together with a large number of partners (please see below for full list), the Platform…

The Platform on Disaster Displacement engaged at the 2022 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction…

As part of the 2022 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP22), the Platform on…

Hybrid Side Event – Facilitating Safe and Regular Migration Pathways in a Changing Climate: Lessons…

Ipiales, Nariño, Colombia -  On 28-29 March 2022, the Governments of Colombia and Ecuador carried…

Will you be attending the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) 2022 scheduled at the United…

Santiago, Chile -  On 28 April 2022, the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) attended the…

Hybrid Side Event - Addressing Loss and Damage, Supporting the Most Vulnerable: Lessons from Disaster…

Panama City,  21-22 April 2022 - the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) in partnership with…

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 Parallel Session…

Virtual Event - The Road from COP26 to the International Migration Review Forum: Protecting People…

New York, 16 February – At the occasion of ‘Migration Week’, three months ahead of…

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 17 November…

The European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction took place from 24-26 November. Under the title…

Four Regional Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) are taking place this November, 2021. Usually…

1-4 November 2021, Jamaica -  At the occasion of the VII Regional Platform on Disaster…

Monday, 8 November 2021 — At the Climate Conference in Glasgow, where States parties are…

25 November 2021, 14:15 - 15:15 CET This official side event, held on the occasion…

11 November 2021, 13:00 - 14:00 GMT / 14:00 - 15:00 CET Register for the…

2 November 2021, 11:00 - 12:00 EST / 17:00 - 18:00 CET The sixth edition…

Will you be attending COP26 in Glasgow during the first two weeks of November 2021?…

Will you be attending one of the Regional Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) scheduled…

Every year, 13 October is International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR). Why do we…

27-29 September 2021 - the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) held an online Regional Dialogue for…

5 October 2021, 1:30pm - 3:00pm CEST Register online to join this event taking place…

1-3 September 2021 - the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) held an online Regional Dialogue for…

Six speakers and over 60 participants met online on 26 August 2021 to discuss human…

26 August 2021, 3:00pm EAT / 2:00pm CEST Register online to join this event. Disasters…

South America, 17 & 18 August 2021 –  over 70 participants from 9 countries in…

27-29 July 2021 - the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) held an online Regional Dialogue for…

Tuesday, July 20, 2021 — The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) in collaboration with the…

Eastern Caribbean, 8-29 June 2021 -  More than thirty immigration and border officials from the…

Between April and June 2021, more than 170 researchers, policy experts and practitioners working across…

Nairobi, 25 May 2021 – United Nations agencies and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Secretariat…

Joint Meeting of the Group of Friends of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Internal…

Launch of the Migration Multi-Partner Trust Fund Regional Joint-Programme Addressing Drivers and Facilitating Safe, Orderly…

Risk Management and Human Mobility: Action and Support to Avert, Minimize and Address Displacement Related…

On 27 April 2021, over 140 researchers and practitioners working across Africa, gathered online during…

Are you wondering how to address displacement in your disaster risk reduction (DRR) policies and…

 As hazards, disasters and climate change profoundly affect people’s lives and livelihoods, attention is turning…

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…

What are the implications of COVID-19, as a particular kind of a natural (biological) hazard,…

Virtual Conference - 4 February 2021 Five years after Sendai, Paris and the endorsement of…

UN Press Release 11 February 2021 Suva/Geneva - Climate change is not a “doomsday proposition”…

Geneva, Switzerland, 4 February 2021 -  The Government of Fiji chaired the first Steering Group…

Joint IOM / UNHCR Press Release Geneva – IOM, the International Organization for Migration, and the UN…

How can law respond to situations when people move across an international border in the…

Central America, 25-29 January 2021 - This week, government representatives from all seven member countries…

Virtual Conference - 4 February 2021 Commemoration of the 5th Anniversary of the Endorsement of…

On 15 January 2021, the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the UN…

How is the issue of ‘environmental’ (im)mobility within countries is addressed in law, policy and…

Global Compacts for Migration and on Refugees, Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, Paris Agreement…

This article was originally published on the website of the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on…

Data and Knowledge Working Group (DKWG), Platform on Disaster Displacement Assessing the state of data…

Virtual Event | Regional Consultation on Disaster Displacement   Managing Risk and Addressing Disaster Displacement:   …

“Collaborative approaches at the regional and local levels are the way forward to address and…

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,…

Internal Displacement in the Context of Climate Change: Advancing a Human Rights-based Approach to Prevention,…

Online presentation and Q&A on the Words into Action Guidelines on Disaster Displacement - How…

What are the terms used to label people whose reasons for moving are related to…

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…

The Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD), under the Pacific Response to Disaster Displacement (PRDD) project,…

Tuesday 23 June 2020, Saint Lucia, Eastern Caribbean - Today, more than 120 border officials…

GP20 Steering Group Meeting Monday 9 March 2020, 15:00-17:30 Palais des Nations, Room XXVII, Geneva…

The United Nations Secretary-General established the High-Level Panel (HLP) on Internal Displacement on 23 October…

21-24 January Quito, Ecuador. While the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees made a call…

“Displacement in the context of disasters and adverse effects of climate change is one of…

XII Global Forum on Migration and Development GFMD HUMANITARIAN PROTECTION, ADMISSION AND STAY IN DISASTER…

27 and 28 November 2019 saw policymakers and experts from three major sub-regions of Africa…

Madrid, Espagne, le 5 décembre 2019 - Au cœur de la Conférence des Nations Unies…

Madrid, Spain, 5 December 2019 -  Yesterday, in the heart of the United Nations Conference…

Statement first published on the UN website on 3 December 2019. Photo © UNDP. Following…

Sint Maarten, 2-6 December 2019. The Caribbean, as one of the most vulnerable regions in…

Artistic duo Lena Dobrowolska and Teo Ormond-Skeaping were awarded the COAL Prize on Thursday for…

Art meets policy at the 25th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 25) through the…

Warsaw International Mechanism (WIM) Task Force on Displacement (TFD) Moving Forward Together: Averting, Minimizing and…

Will you be in Madrid during the first two weeks of December 2019? Are you…

“Climate change is real and its adverse effects will lead to different forms of human…

This year, the Platform on Disaster Displacement has collaborated with the COAL Prize to amplify…

The Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) consists of a Steering Group, Advisory Committee, and Secretariat.…

The following statement was issued on 23 October 2019 by UN Secretary‑General António Guterres.  Statement…

The Andean Community (CAN) is comprised of four large countries prone and vulnerable to a…

Climate change and its impacts are experienced acutely in all parts of the world, irrevocably…

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Geneva, Switzerland 25 June 2019 – The side-event on Addressing Internal Displacement Associated with Disasters…

Geneva, Switzerland, 1-2 July 2019 - Members of the Task Force on Displacement (TFD), including…

Geneva, Switzerland, 1 July 2019 - The Government of Bangladesh held its last Steering Group…

Background: In 2018, it is estimated that 17.2 million people were newly displaced as a…

Geneva, Switzerland 25 June 2019 -  Disaster displacement will be discussed during the side-event of…

For its tenth edition in 2019 the COAL Prize will, in collaboration with the Platform on…

The Regional Consultation towards a framework for regional cooperation on human mobility in the context…

The final version of the Words into Action Guidelines– Disaster displacement: How to reduce risk,…

Attorney Leah Caminong and Ms. Nur Safriti Lasibanj held a whole room in silence. Telling…

In collaboration with the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the Platform on Disaster…

Geneva, Switzerland 13-17 May 2019 – Disaster Displacement will be a prominent topic at the 2019…

By Charlie Yaxley, Peter Holmes à Court and Vania Turner in Buzi, Mozambique.  Article first…

Suva, Fiji, 27 March 2019 - Participants from governments, the European Union (EU), UN agencies…

By Zinyange Auntony in Chipinge, Zimbabwe, and Catherine Wachiaya in Nairobi, Kenya, Article first published …

Background The Pacific region is extremely vulnerable to climate change and natural hazards which intersects…

Background In 2018 leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum endorsed the Boe Declaration, which recognizes…

Annual Thematic Meeting of the Platform on Disaster Displacement Striving together for addressing displacement due…

Bangladesh has assumed the Chairmanship of the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) last year from…

Background and Introduction to the Workshop The Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) was established on…

In 2015, the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage (WIM) was mandated by the…

The Platform on Disaster Displacement is collaborating with DISPLACEMENT: Uncertain Journeys to present an exhibition of…

SIDE EVENT ON THE GLOBAL COMPACT FOR MIGRATION “The Role of International Cooperation and Partnerships…

 Addressing natural disasters, adverse effects of climate change and environmental degradation – solutions for human…

Sucre, Bolivia. This week member countries of the South American Conference on Migration (CSM by…

It is widely recognized that West Africa is one of the most mobile regions in…

Displacement is one of the most common and immediate impacts of disasters, affecting an average…

WIM Task Force on Displacement: Recommendations for Integrated Approaches on How to Avert, Minimize and…

Will you be in Marrakesh or Katowice during the first two weeks in December? Are…

The international community have committed to promote effective coordination and coherence in the implementation of…

UNHCR ExCom side event, Geneva, 3 October 2018 Geneva (Switzerland) 17 October 2018 – In…

LIVE VIDEO WEBINAR People on the move in the context of disasters and climate change…

30 y 31 de agosto 2018 Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile Sala de Conferencias,…

Event Details Event Start Date: 23/08/2018 Event End Date: 23/08/2018 Time: 6.00 - 7.30pm Venue: Allens…

Each year, more than 300 non-governmental organizations from some 90 countries take part in the…

The Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) took place from 3-6 July, 2018…

PDD proudly supported the Philippines and UNISDR in organizing the Regional Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction,…

Context The Presidency Pro-Témpore of the Regional Conference on Migration (RCM) held by Panama during…

Bogis-Bossey, 15 May 2018 – Stakeholders from all over the world are gathered in Switzerland…

At the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) 21st session of the Conference…

In line with the Platform on Disaster Displacement’s (PDD) overall objective to strengthen the protection…

In the field of disaster displacement, the phrase “climate refugee” is typically cloaked by quotation…

Background The forced movement of people in response to the adverse effects of climate change,…

Suva – IOM, the UN Agency for Migration, in collaboration with the Platform on Disaster…

Suva, Fiji, 14 February 2018 – Hosted by the Government of Fiji and organized by…

Article originally published on Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law's website on 6 February 2018…

On Wednesday, 7 February 2018, the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) with partners, the UN…

Geneva, Switzerland, 19 January 2018 - The Federal Government of Germany held its last Steering…

On 20 December 20 2017, the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Asia Centre, the Platform on…

Roundtable on the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda organized by the Stockholm Environment Institute Asia Centre,…

Intergovernmental Meeting held in Addis to discuss human mobility dynamics in the light of the…

Bonn, 7 November 2017 – While the Climate Change Conference kicked off in Bonn with…

Objective of the side event Primarily the poor and vulnerable are exposed to the adverse…

Este 30 y 31 de octubre se realiza el Taller Regional para el desarrollo de…

I. Background and Introduction to the Workshop The Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) was established…

What day is October 13th? What is a disaster? How many people are displaced each…

Side event of the 68th session of the UNHCR Executive Committee Wednesday, 4 October 2017…

Policymakers and experts from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan stress the need to integrate…

Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Sustainable Development Goals…

The Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in New York cordially invites all…

The upcoming seminar "Disaster and Climate-induced Displacement & Mobility - Challenge of the 21 century"…

Article written by IOM and published in IOM's Environmental Migration Portal Newsletter Costa Rica and…

Press release in Spanish distributed to national media by the Costa Rican National Emergency Commission…

On 27-28 July 2017, the Envoy of the Chair of the Platform on Disaster Displacement…

The Federal Government of Germany, Chair of the Platform on Disaster Displacement, appoints Prof. Walter…

The Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) attended the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction…

At the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Mexico where the international community…

The preparatory process for the Global Compact for safe, orderly and regular Migration has started in…

Cancún, Mexico 22-26 May 2017 – The Platform on Disaster Displacement is attending the 2017…

When Hurricane Otto landed late last year in Central America, more than 150 Nicaraguans crossed…

Davos, Switzerland 17-20 January - World Economic Forum, Global Situation Space, Refugee Crisis: The Big…

Dhaka, Bangladesh 8-12 December - PDD attended the Global Forum on Migration and Development 2016, both the…

Disasters, climate change and their impact on human mobility at the IOM Council 2016 Disasters,…

Washington, United States 5 December 2016 - Mr. Achim Steiner, Envoy of the Chair of…

At the Nansen Initiative Regional Consultation in Costa Rica, December 2013, the outcome document highlighted…

The 22nd edition of the UN Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP22) took…

This event allowed Advisory Committee Members to provide expert input and strategic advice to the Chair…

Palais des Nations, Geneva, 5 October 2016 – Germany (PDD Chair) and Bangladesh (PDD Vice-Chair) presented…

Istanbul, Turkey 24 May 2016 – At the World Humanitarian Summit where governments, international organizations…

This side event will promote follow-up to the Nansen Initiative and the implementation of the…

Why This Side Event? The purpose of this side event is to bring together representatives…

This event was jointly organized by the Universal Rights Group and the Geneva Environment Network,…

Geneva, Switzerland 14 October 2015 – The Swiss/Norwegian Nansen Initiative completed yesterday its two-day Global…

Curated by the University of the Arts London, in collaboration with the Nansen Initiative, DISPLACEMENT…

Disasters, Climate Change and Human Mobility in Southern Africa: Consultation on the Draft Protection Agenda…

Nansen Initiative and Chatham House Expert Meeting on the Draft Protection Agenda As part of…

International 2 °C Goal: “Inadequate” Three independent reports highlight implications of 2 °C versus more…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Preparing for the increasing challenges of climate change on population movements Khulna,…

Sendai, Japan, 16 March 2015 – At the UN Conference on World Disaster Risk Reduction,…

Bern, 14.03.2015 - More and more people are threatened by disasters. To reduce the risk,…

Sendai, Japan, 14 March 2015 – Side Event Side Event Public Forum, World Conference on Disaster Risk…

Kathmandu, Nepal, 4 February 2015 – PRESS RELEASE Preparing for the increasing threat of climate change on…

Kathmandu, Nepal, 2-3 February 2015 – Closing Remarks by H. E. Mr. Kjell Tormod Pettersen, Norwegian Ambassador…

Lima, Peru, 12 December 2014 – Lima Climate Change Conference: Norway and Switzerland Call for Commitments to…

Lima, Pérou, 12 décembre 2014 – Conférence sur le climat : La Suisse et la Norvège appellent…

Lima, Peru, 12 December 2014 – At the Climate Change Conference in Lima where State…

Lima, Peru , 11 December 2014 – Side Event – COP 20, Lima Adapting to Climate Change:…

Zoom sur le sort des «réfugiés climatiques». 1 November 2014, Bern – Chirine El Labbane La plupart…

Manila, Philippines, 15 October 2014 – Philippines hosts Global Conferences on disasters and displacement Manila, Philippines, 15…

Geneva, Switzerland, 2 October 2014 – Nansen Initiative Reports Back – Human Mobility and Disasters in Africa…

Highlighting Displacement in the Context of Disasters and the Effects of Climate Change 4 September…

Apia, Samoa and Geneva, Switzerland, 2 September 2014 – “To fail to plan is to plan to…

Apia, Samoa, 1 September 2014 – Prevent, Prepare, and Respond: Displacement in the Context of Disasters and…

Integrating Disaster-Induced Displacement within the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 1 July 2014, Geneva – Walter…

Bonn, 5 June 2014 – Press release Human mobility and climate change adaptation: UN University and Nansen…

Bonn, Germany, 4 June 2014 – Research and Evidence on Climate Change Related Population Mobility The most…

Bonn, Germany, 4 June 2014 – Side Event: Disasters, Climate Change and Displacement: Regional dynamics of human…

Bonn/Nairobi/Oslo- 21 May 2014 – PRESS RELEASE: Extreme weather drives displacement from the Horn of Africa UN…

Stockholm, Sweden, 14 May 2014 – The Nansen Initiative: Cross-Border Displacement in the Context of Disasters Panelists…

Bogis-Bossey, Switzerland, 14 -15 April 2014 – Nansen Initiative Consultative Committee Workshop The two day workshop brought…

New-York and Geneva, 4 April 2014 – A dialogue with Prof. Walter Kaelin, Envoy of the Chairmanship of…

Need for New Tools to Deal with Disaster Displacement 2 April 2014 – Norwegian Refugee Council Professor…

Creating New Norms on Climate Change, Natural Disasters and Displacement: International Developments 5 March 2014,…

A Patient Envoy 1 February 2014 – Marianne Alfsen/Felix Media Walter Kaelin believes in power of people…

How to Make Climate Migration a Solution, Not a Problem 16 January 2014 – Megan Rowling, Thomson…

Will Fleeing Home be the Last Resort as the Climate Changes? 14 January 2014 – IRIN Salustiano…

Canciller Inaugura Consulta Regional Sobre Desplazamiento Transfronterizo como Resultado de Desastres Naturales 12 December 2013 – Ministerio…

Climate Change Refugees? Think Again 9 December 2013, Refugees International – Alice Thomas Two weeks ago, the…

Nansen Initiative Pacific Regional Consultation Chair’s Summary Over the past two days, we have had…

Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 21 May 2013 – Nansen Initiative Pacific Regional Consultation Human Mobility, Natural Disasters and…

Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 21 May 2013 – Nansen Initiative Pacific Regional Consultation Human Mobility, Natural Disasters and…