Advisory Committee Workshop, 23-24 October 2017, Bogis-Bossey
I. Background and Introduction to the Workshop The Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) was established on 1 July 2016 to follow up on the work started by the Nansen Initiative…
What day is October 13th?
What day is October 13th? What is a disaster? How many people are displaced each year because of disasters? How do you see the future of disaster displacement by 2030?…
UNHCR Excom side event – Addressing disaster displacement and climate change: Opportunities in partnership
Side event of the 68th session of the UNHCR Executive Committee Wednesday, 4 October 2017 9:00 – 10:00 Palais des Nations – Room XII Moderated by Mr. Volker Türk, Assistant…
Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Sustainable Development Goals in the Hindu Kush Himalayas
Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Sustainable Development Goals in the Hindu Kush Himalayas Knowledge Forum Date: 14-15 September 2017 Venue: ICIMOD HQ, Kathmandu, Nepal…
Panel discussion on the work of the Platform on Disaster Displacement
The Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in New York cordially invites all Permanent and Observer Missions to the UN, international organizations, regional organizations and non-governmental organizations to…
Migration and Development Debate Series: Disaster and Climate-induced Displacement & Mobility – Challenge of the 21 century
The upcoming seminar “Disaster and Climate-induced Displacement & Mobility – Challenge of the 21 century” will be hosted by the Federal Foreign Office, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development,…
Costa Rica and Panama Prepare for Cross-Border Disaster-Displacement
Article written by IOM and published in IOM’s Environmental Migration Portal Newsletter Costa Rica and Panama have developed joint Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) concerning disaster displacement over their common border.…
Costa Rica y Panamá realizan primera simulación trasfronteriza
Press release in Spanish distributed to national media by the Costa Rican National Emergency Commission (Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias, CNE on 21 August 2017…
Disaster Displacement at the heart of the IGAD Regional Consultative Process on migration meeting in Nairobi
On 27-28 July 2017, the Envoy of the Chair of the Platform on Disaster Displacement participated in the 9th Regional Consultative Process on migration for the IGAD region (Intergovernmental Authority…
Reporting back – the Platform on Disaster Displacement and the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Cancun, Mexico
The Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) attended the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP17) on 22-26 May 2017 and organized a side event for addressing data and knowledge…
