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Disaster Displacement at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP27
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 15 Observations on Disaster Displacement as Loss and Damage
Find out more about
- COP27 Presidency Programme
- Thematic Days and Climate Action Agenda
- UNFCCC Side Event Schedule
- UNFCCC Side Event Livestream
- IOM MECR – Human Mobility at COP27
- CMARN Key Messages for COP27
- Advisory Group on Climate Change and Human Mobility – Joint Messages for COP27
- GNDR COP27 & Displacement – Reflections on the importance of understanding the connections between climate change and displacement in the climate negotiations
| 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) |
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