Disaster Displacement at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP27

November 10, 2022
Events

Will you be attending the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) scheduled from 6 to 18 November 2022 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt? Are you looking to learn more about how displacement and human mobility relating to disasters and the adverse impacts of climate change are being addressed at COP27? Are you in need of inspiration on key messages to include in your delegation’s interventions? Then, look no further – and do come back, since this article will be continuously updated as new information arrives!

In the right margin of this article, we will soon include the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) Information Note and Key Messages on Disaster Displacement for COP27. Other resources will also be updated for further reading that States and other stakeholders can use to inform their interventions at the different events and sessions at the conference.

What does COP27 offer on disaster displacement and human mobility?

This 27th UN Climate Change Conference is organized by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and hosted by the Government of Egypt.

Below you can find a non-exhaustive list of relevant events discussing disaster displacement and human mobility that are scheduled to take place during COP27. The table will be regularly updated as further information becomes available. If you have any events to add to this list or relevant information about the ones already there, please email info@disasterdisplacement.org.

Read the Platform on Disaster Displacement Key Messages for COP27

Key Messages for COP27

Read the 15 Observations on Disaster Displacement as Loss and Damage

15 Observations on Disaster Displacement as Loss and Damage

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Date & Time	Title	Organizer(s)	Location and details
8 November 2022, 11:30am – 12:30pm	Climate-Induced Displacement – Addressing the Risk Gap	Brot für die Welt; CARE; German Red Cross	German Climate Pavilion
8 November 2022, 15:30pm – 16:30pm	Advancing Durable Solutions to the Climate Displacement Nexus	UNHCR; CCCPA (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding)	One UN Egypt Pavilion
8 November 2022, 4:30pm – 5:30pm	Climate Change, Migration and Human Rights Nexus	OHCHR (United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights)	Climate Mobility Pavilion
8 November 2022, 6:00pm – 7:30pm	Build the Future: Addressing Climate Mobility in Africa	UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services)	Climate Mobility Pavilion
9 November 2022, 1:15pm – 2:45pm	A Roadmap for Resilience: Financing Climate Action to Address Vulnerability, Food Security and Human Mobility	IOM; UNHCR; UNDRR; OHRLLS; UNCDF (International Organization for Migration; United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction; United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States; UN Capital Development Fund)	Conference Room 4
9 November 2022, 4:30pm – 5:30pm	Build the Future: The Power of Partnership for Climate Action	UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services)	Climate Mobility Pavilion
10 November 2022, 11:30pm - 12:30pm	Build the Future: Voices of the Next Generation	UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services)	Climate Mobility Pavilion
10 November 2022, 1:15pm - 2:45pm	Next Phase of the WIM ExCom: From Policy Guidance to Solutions on the Ground	WIM ExCom Secretariat and TFD (Warsaw International Mechanism Executive Committee and Task Force on Displacement)	Room Amon
11 November 2022, 11:30am – 1:00pm	Advancing rights-based protection of climate migrants – What role for local and international actors?	RLS; COAST Trust; EEB (Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung; Coastal Association for Social Transformation Trust; European Environmental Bureau)	Akhenaten Room
11 November 2022, 3:00pm – 4:00pm	Enhancing Partnerships, Inclusive Sustainable Development and Green Economy Transition; Approaches from the IGAD Region Addressing the Challenges and Opportunities of Human Mobility in the Context of Changing Climate and Disasters	ILO; IOM (International Labour Organization; International Organization for Migration)	Climate Mobility Pavilion
11 November 2022, 6:30pm – 8:00pm	On the Climate Frontlines with Displaced People: Averting, Minimizing and Addressing Loss & Damage	IOM; UNHCR; WFP; OHCHR; IFRC; ICRC; Global Refugee-Led Network (International Organization for Migration; United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; World Food Programme; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; International Committee of the Red Cross)	Conference Room 9
12 November 2022, 10:00am – 11:30am	Climate Mobility and Labour Migration in a Just Transition	ILO (International Labour Organization)	Just Transition Pavilion
12 November 2022, 11:30am – 12:45pm	Climate Change, Migration and Health: Strengthening Evidence to Leave no One Behind	IFRC; WHO; IOM; UHC2030 CSEM; WACI Health (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; World Health Organization; International Organization for Migration; UHC2030 and Civil Society Engagement mechanism; World AIDS Campaign International)	Health Pavilion
12 November 2022, 11:30am –12:30pm	Addressing Loss and Damage and Disaster Displacement in Vulnerable Countries	PDD; IFRC (Platform on Disaster Displacement; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies)	Climate Mobility Pavilion
12 November 2022, 5:45pm-7:15pm	Strengthening Action on Climate Change and Human Mobility: Building Synergies, Coordinating Actions	UNMN; ILO; IOM; UNFCCC; PDD; UNHCR; FAO (United Nation Migration Network; International Labour Organization; International Organization for Migration; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; Platform on Disaster Displacement; United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations).	UNCT Egypt Pavilion
14 November 2022, 10:30am – 12:00pm	Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change: Building a Positive Narrative on Migration and Climate Action	CVF; IOM; Bangladesh (Climate Vulnerable Forum; International Organization for Migration; Government of Bangladesh)	CVF Pavilion
15 November 2022, 1:00pm – 1:55pm	Promoting regional human security responses to climate-related mobility in SIDS: Progress and challenges	IOM; ESCAP; ILO; OHCHR; PDD; PIFS; UNTFHS (International Organization for Migration; International Labour Organization; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific; Platform on Disaster Displacement; Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat: United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security)	Moana Pavilion
16 November 2022, 11:00am – 12:00pm	Addressing displacement and migration related to the adverse impacts of climate change: partnerships and integrated approaches for action and support	PDD, EU (DG ECHO, INTPA, CLIMA) (Platform on Disaster Displacement; Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations; Directorate-General for International Partnerships; Directorate-General for Climate Action)	EU Pavilion
16 November 2022, 6:30pm – 8:00pm	Human mobility, disaster displacement and loss and damage	UUSC; AOSED; ULg (Unitarian Universalist Service Committee; An Organization for Socio-Economic Development; University of Liège)	Thutmose Room
17 November 2022, 1:00pm – 2:30pm	Anticipatory Action in Land, Water, and Food Systems for Peace and Resilience	DRC and CGIAR (Danish Refugee Council; Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research)	Climate Mobility Pavilion
17 November 2022, 1:15pm – 3:00pm	Addressing Climate-induced Loss and Damage and Building Long-term Resilience of Vulnerable Groups	GNDR and Niger based NGO, CNEDD (Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction; Conseil National de l'Environnement pour un Developpement Durable)	Memphis (300)