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Disaster Displacement at COP24 and Migration Week

Will you be in Marrakesh or Katowice during the first two weeks in December? Are you looking for where you can learn more about how displacement relating to disasters or the adverse effects of climate change are being addressed?

Here is a non-exhaustive list of events on disaster displacement related topics that are scheduled to take place during the Migration Week in Marrakesh, and the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) on Climate Change and will be updated sporadically. If you have any events to add to this list or relevant information about the ones already there, please email info@disasterdisplacement.org. 

 

Global Forum on Migration & Development 11th Summit Meeting

Side-events: Marrakesh Morocco 5-7 December 2018

Side events will take place at Palmeraie Golf Palace and will require either a GFMD or conference badge.

Organizer(s)Title/ThemeDate/TimeRoom
GFMD Parallel Session 3Ensuring safe, dignified and rights-based transit, entry, reception and returnWednesday, 5 December 15:30-17:30Orangeraie
GFMD RoundtableAligning governance with contemporary drivers of migrationThursday, 6 December 10:00-12:30Palmeraie
GFMD - PDD will present in this sessionThe Platform for PartnershipsFriday, 7 December 10:00-12:30Toubkal

 

Global Forum on Migration & Development Civil Society Days

Marrakesh Morocco 4-7 December 2018

The Civil Society Days will take place at Hotel Palm Plaza.

Organizer(s)Title/ThemeDate/TimeRoom
Norwegian Refugee Council. Refugees International, INHURED InternationalEnsuring that the rights of people on the move in the context of climate change and disasters are prioritized in the implementation of the GCM: What can CSOs do? Thursday, 06 December
14:00-15:30
TBC

 

Intergovernmental Conference to adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

Side-events: Marrakesh Morocco 8-9 December 2018

Side events will take place at Palmeraie Golf Palace and will require either a GFMD or conference badge.

Organizer(s)Title/themeDate/TimeRoom
International Center for Comparative Environmental LawLaw, Migration, Environment and SecuritySaturday,
08 December
Full Day
Faculty of Law of the University of Marrakech (not at the Palmeraie)
IOM - co-organizers TBCAddressing the humanitarian consequences of large movements – Taking stock and looking ahead two years on from the New York DeclarationSaturday
08 December
10:30-12:30
Orangeraie
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in collaboration with its partners: IOM, PDD, the Swiss Government and Government of Germany.‘’Role of International Cooperation and Partnerships in Implementing the GCM - Mechanisms and Best Practices from the IGAD Region’’Sunday
09 December
8:00-10:00
Palmeraie
International Center for Comparative Environmental LawLaw, Migration, Environment and SecuritySunday
09 December
8:00-10:00
Roseraie
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)Saving lives and ensuring safe access to basic services:
Partnerships in the humanitarian aspects of migration
Sunday
09 December
10:30-12:30
Orangeraie
Co-organized by OHCHR together with Member States (TBC), UNHCR (TBC) and UNODC (TBC) “Migrants in vulnerable situations:
National practice for admission and stay based on human rights and humanitarian grounds”
Sunday
09 December
13:00-15:00
Palmeraie
UAE, IOM, Migrant Forum AsiaRegional Dimensions in the Implementation, Follow-up and Review of the Global Compact for MigrationSunday
09 December
13:00-15:00
Atlas 1
European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)From theory to practice: innovative uses of evidence for forward-looking migration policiesSunday
09 December
15:30-17:15
Palmeraie
UN Environment, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Platform on Disaster Displacement, UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), UN Trust Fund for Human Security and the Norwegian Refugee Council Addressing natural disasters, adverse effects of climate change and environmental degradation
– solutions for human mobility and human security
Sunday
09 December
17:30-19:00
Palmeraie

 

United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP24)

Side-events: Katowice Poland 3-14 December 2018

Organizer(s)Title / ThemeDateTime / Room
Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), World Water CouncilShocks and Stressors: Water's essential role in addressing climate change, DRR and human mobilityTuesday,
04 Dec 2018
11:30—13:00
Warmia
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Arab Network for Environment and Development (RAED), Coastal Association for Social Transformation Trust (COAST Trust)Displacement, human mobility and climate change - 2 years later Tuesday,
04 Dec 2018
15:00—16:30
Pieniny
Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), NPO Tuvalu Overview (TOV), Refugees International Climate-Forced Displacement(CFD): Progress to Advance Human Rights and Justice Since Paris AgreementTuesday,
04 Dec 2018
16:45—18:15
Pieniny
COAST BangladeshPress briefing: CSO Expectations for COP24Wednesday,
05 Dec 2018
13:00—13:30
COP24]

Press Conference Room Katowice
Area F – Theater
UNFCCC: Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage Executive Committee WIM Task Force on Displacement: Recommendations for Integrated Approaches on How to Avert, Minimize and Address Displacement and Next Steps Thursday,
06 Dec 2018
13:15—14:45
Pieniny
UNFCCCBuilding capacity for integrating human rights into climate actionFriday,
07 Dec 2018
13:15—14:45
Pieniny
Carre Geo & Environnement (CGE), Centre International de droit Comparé de l'Environnement (CIDCE), Marshall Islands, Responding to Climate Change (RTCC), Taiwan Research Institute (TRI)Implementation of Article 8 of the Paris Agreement and Decision 49/CP21Saturday,
08 Dec 2018
11:30—13:00
Narew
Global Ocean ForumAdaptation and Population Displacement (as part of Oceans Day)Saturday,
08 Dec 2018
14:30—13:30
Japanese Pavillion
Sierra Club & UN WomenWomen on the Move in a Changing Climate Saturday,
08 Dec 2018
15:00-16:00
UN DESA Event Space
Development and Climate Days"Five Years In: What has the Warsaw International Mechanism Achieved and Looking Ahead, Where Can We Go from Here?Saturday,
08 Dec 2018
16:00 - 17:20
PLACE: Hotel Diament Arsenal in Katowice
United NationsOne UN for Climate-Compatible Cities: Resilient cities driving risk-informed sustainable developmentMonday,
10 Dec 2018
13:15—14:45
Bug
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)Voices from the Climate Frontlines: Protecting the rights of the most vulnerable and furthest behindMonday,
10 Dec 2018
18:30—20:00
Bug
Stichting Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA), ACT Alliance - Action by Churches Together (ACT Alliance), Bread for the World (BfdW), Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) Policy response to address Climate Induced Migration in South AsiaTuesday,
11 Dec 2018
11:30—13:00
Bieszczady
International Organization for Migration (IOM)Climate-induced human mobility: taking stock of 3 years of discussions under the UNFCCCTuesday,
11 Dec 2018
13:15—14:45
Warmia
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Stiftung Mercator Foundation Planetary Boundaries and Global Commons - managing risks and solutionsTuesday,
11 Dec 2018
15:00—16:30
Pieniny
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Micronesia (Federated States of), TongaLiving in the face of climate change: From the Pacific islands to the worldTuesday,
11 Dec 2018
18:30—20:00
Bug
Women's Earth and Climate Caucus (WECC), Amazon Watch, California College of the Arts (CCA), Ithaca CollegeWomen for Climate Justice Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Climate ChangeWednesday,
12 Dec 2018
11:30—13:00
Bieszczady
European Commission, DG Climate ActionGet ready for climate change: Today’s European adaptation policies and outlook towards 2050Thursday,
13 Dec 2018
16:30—18:00
Brussels

Keep up to date with the latest information about the Global Forum on Migration and Development Summit Meeting, the UN Climate Change Conference and the Intergovernmental Conference that will adopt the GCM

 

Download the list of disaster displacement related topics at Migration Week in Marrakesh

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Download the list of disaster displacement related topics at the UN Climate Change Conference in Katowice

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Download the flyer for the Displacement, Human Mobility and Climate Change: From Recognition to Action

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Download the flyer for the side event presenting the Task Force on Displacement recommendations to avert, minimize and address displacement related to the adverse effects of climate change

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Download the flyer for the Implementation of Article 8 of the Paris Agreement on Saturday, 8 December 11:30 – 13:00, room: Narew

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Download the final draft of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

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