Will you be in Madrid during the first two weeks of December 2019? Are you looking to learn more about how displacement relating to disasters or the adverse effects of climate change are being addressed? Here is a non-exhaustive list…
“Climate change is real and its adverse effects will lead to different forms of human mobility, but it does does not necessarily have to be a crisis ”, said Atle Solberg, Head of the Secretariat of the Platform on Disaster…
This year, the Platform on Disaster Displacement has collaborated with the COAL Prize to amplify the voices of artists from all over the world on the theme 'Climate, Disasters and Displacement', inviting artists to tackle the critical issue of displacement…
The Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) consists of a Steering Group, Advisory Committee, and Secretariat. However, several states who are not members of the PDD Steering Group have shown interest in its work. To reach out to such states and…
The following statement was issued on 23 October 2019 by UN Secretary‑General António Guterres. Statement first published on the UN website. Photo © IOM/Amanda Nero. Today marks the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the African Union Convention for the…
The Andean Community (CAN) is comprised of four large countries prone and vulnerable to a variety of natural hazards, including floods, volcanic and seismic activity and droughts. Disaster displacement is a reality in some of these countries. According to the…
Climate change and its impacts are experienced acutely in all parts of the world, irrevocably reshaping migration patterns. The adverse impacts of climate change have directly and indirectly contributed to the migration of thousands of people in Small Island Developing…
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Geneva, Switzerland 25 June 2019 – The side-event on Addressing Internal Displacement Associated with Disasters and Conflict: Planning for the Long Haul took place in the margins of the United Nations Economic and Social Council Humanitarian Affairs Segment (ECOSOC HAS) …
Geneva, Switzerland, 1-2 July 2019 - Members of the Task Force on Displacement (TFD), including UNFCCC Executive Committee members from a number of regionally diverse countries, international organizations, a civil society group and the PDD, met to finalise a set…
