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Environmental Migration Portal Newsletter - June 2017
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Environmental Migration Portal Newsletter
Knowledge Platform on People on the Move in a Changing Climate
June 2017
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Migration, Environment and Climate Change (MECC) Updates
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| © IOM 2017
Global Compact for Migration:
Thematic Session on Addressing Drivers of MigrationNew York, 22-23 May 2017
The Second Informal Thematic Session of the intergovernmental consultations and
negotiations on issues related to the Global Compact for Migration, dedicated
to “Addressing drivers of migration, including adverse effects of climate
change, natural disasters” took place on 22 and 23 May 2017 in New York.
The Global Compact for Migration (GCM) will be the first intergovernmental
negotiated agreement on international migration, and the decision by United
Nations Member States to dedicate a space to issues of climate and
environmental migration is a politically significant signal.
Member States largely agreed that the added value of the GCM on environmental
migration would be to promote the integration of migration in other relevant
international frameworks such as the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the
Platform on Disaster Displacement; as well as in regional, national and local
plans and policies linked to climate mitigation and adaptation and disaster
risk reduction.
Several concrete recommendations were put forward, including, among others,
supporting people to adapt to climate impacts through well managed migration
and planned relocation, establishing labour schemes to support those migrating
due to adverse impacts of climate change, providing temporary work visas and
reinforcing temporary protection measures for victims of natural disasters.
In parallel, the Permanent Mission of Belgium and IOM organized a side event
entitled Resilience to climate change: small islands, migration and adaptation
on Tuesday May 23, 2017, in order to specifically focus on the challenges
encountered by small island developing states and on the potential
opportunities. Ambassadors from Marshall Islands and Fiji discussed their
national and regional issues at stake and their policy priorities to respond to
climate migration, highlighting that any solutions need to be respectful of
people’s willingness to remain in their ancestral homes. However, there are and
will be cases where migration is inevitable and policies and plans need to take
account of this. |
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| Environment and Climate Change in the GCM |
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| © UN News ServiceHuman Rights Council Resolution on
Climate Change and Human Rights Adopted22 June 2017
Geneva, Switzerland At its 35th Session on the 22nd of June, 2017, the Human
Rights Council adopted in consensus Resolution A/HRC/35/L.32 on Climate Change
and Human Rights as facilitated by the Governments of Bangladesh, Viet Nam, and
the Philippines. The Resolution has a main focus on migration and cross-border
displacement in the context of the adverse effects of climate change.
The Resolution mandates an intersessional panel discussion on the theme “Human
Rights, Climate Change, Migrants and Persons Displaced Across International
Borders” into the programme of work of the Human Rights Council this autumn.
The discussion will contribute to the Global Compact on safe, orderly and
regular Migration as well as to the work of the Warsaw International Mechanism
for Loss and Damage, particularly of the Task Force on Displacement under the
UNFCCC.
Several entities already working on this nexus of migration, climate change and
human rights have been consulted and also given a role in the Resolution,
including the IOM's dedicated Division on Migration, Environment and Climate
Change. |
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| © IOM 2017MECLEP BriefingsGeneva, 12 June 2017
Brussels, 16 June 2017
The briefing for IOM’s Member States and experts on 12 June 2017 in Geneva
showcased the results of the European Union-funded “Migration, Environment and
Climate Change: Evidence for Policy” (MECLEP) project. IOM’s Director General,
William Lacy Swing, opened the event, highlighting MECLEP as IOM’s flagship
project on adaptation to environmental change, and how it innovatively linked
research in six pilot countries (Dominican Republic, Haiti, Kenya, Republic of
Mauritius, Papua New Guinea and Viet Nam) with newly developed capacity
building tools. Jill Helke, the Director of IOM’s International Cooperation and
Partnerships Department, alluded to IOM’s increased work on the topic since the
adoption of the working definition of “environmental migrant” by the Member
States at the 2007 IOM Council.
Key findings of the project include the validity of inter-ministerial
coordination, providing data for policy development and concrete
recommendations on how to integrate human mobility in climate change adaptation
plans, but also the environment in migration policies. Reducing disaster risks,
such as by fostering early warning systems, can also help to inform the work of
the Task Force on Displacement of the UNFCCC, as well as the work of the
Platform on Disaster Displacement. The MECLEP results were also presented at
the launch of the comparative final report in Brussels on 16 June 2017, jointly
with the European Union with the presence of the three co-editors, Francois
Gemenne, Frank Laczko, and Susanne Melde. Among others, Haiti and the European
Union representatives provided statements thanking IOM and the team for their
ground-breaking work.
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| © IOM 2017UN Oceans Conference
Side Event "Ocean, Health, Climate Change and Migration"5 June 2017
New York, USA On World Environment Day, IOM in partnership with WWF organized a
side event “Ocean, Health, Climate Change and Migration: Understanding the
Nexus and Implications for People on the Move” at the first-ever UN Ocean
Conference in New York. The event was co-hosted by the Permanent Mission of
the Republic of Madagascar to the United Nations and the Permanent Mission of
Ecuador to the UN. Opening remarks were provided by the Permanent Secretary for
Indigenous Affairs of the Republic of Fiji, as co-president of the Ocean
Conference and panelists included representatives from IOM, WWF, the Ocean and
Climate Platform and Madagascar.
Migration linked to the impacts of climate change on the oceans and the
degradation of marine ecosystems is already a reality in many regions
throughout the world. People might be forced to, or choose to migrate in order
to escape natural disasters in coastal areas or mitigate the negative impacts
on their livelihoods due to climate change impacts on oceans.
For many countries, including especially vulnerable Small Island Developing
States, the inexorable rise of sea levels causes coastal erosion, which results
in loss of arable land and water reserves due to salinized soil and
groundwater. Coastlines increasingly recede and floods intensify during spring
tides or severe storms. In addition, sea level rise is expected to have long
term impacts on migration. The majority of world metropolises are located on
coasts and are often threatened by submersion. The livelihoods of millions of
people across the world are impacted by threats to marine biodiversity, such as
in the fishery and tourism sector. All these different dimensions can drive the
migration of people preemptively, or in response to impacts on oceans.
The event represented a key opportunity to emphasize the human dimension of
climate change and reminded delegates to the UN Ocean Conference that migration
is a key element of discussions around oceans. The panel discussions took stock
of the current knowledge and good practices available, and of potential policy
and programmatic responses to existing and future challenges.
The event brought together a diverse audience of over 100 representatives from
Member States, civil society, academia, the media, and from the migration and
environmental sectors.
Read the press release |
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| © IOM 2017
Protecting People from Disasters and Climate Change:
Towards a Toolbox on Planned Relocation31 May 2017
Geneva, Switzerland On 31 May 2017, Georgetown University, IOM and UNHCR
organized a workshop on "Planned Relocations, Disasters and Climate Change" in
Geneva to finalize a new "Toolbox for Planning Relocations to Protect People
from Disasters and Environmental Change".
The topic of planned relocations has featured in the discussions under the UN
Framework Convention on Climate Change since the Cancun Adaptation Framework
adopted by the Parties to the UNFCCC in 2010. To better understand how planned
relocations can serve as a strategy to reduce people's exposure and
vulnerability in the context of disasters and climate change by moving them out
of harm's way, Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of International
Migration (ISIM) has been working since 2011 on developing guidance on planned
relocation with its partners including Brookings Institution, the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organization for
Migration, the United Nations University, the World Bank and many experts from
the academia and specialized institutions.
Following a series of consultations in 2014 and 2015, ISIM and its partners
developed a set of principles, the Guidance on Protecting People from Disasters
and Environmental Change through Planned Relocation, to support governments in
planning relocations in the context of climate change and disasters. That
initial phase of work on planned relocation was followed by the development of
more concrete guidelines to help governments understand the specific steps and
issues to consider when engaging in planned relocations. The Toolbox for
Planning Relocations to Protect People from Disasters and Environmental Change
is the result of a collaborative process, which involved many academic and
institutional experts and a series of stakeholder consultations in 2017, and
will be released in July 2017. |
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Disaster Displacement at the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment21-23 June 2017
Geneva, Switzerland
The issue of disaster displacement featured prominently at the ECOSOC
Humanitarian Affairs Segment (HAS) that took place in Geneva from 21 to 23
June. Organized under the Chairmanship of the Federal Government of Germany,
under the theme 'Restoring Humanity and Leaving No one Behind: Working together
to reduce people’s humanitarian need, risk and vulnerability', the 2017 HAS
included several high-level panels where issues around displacement in the
context of disasters and climate change were addressed.
The High Level Panel discussion on “Protracted crises: meeting needs and
reducing needs, risk and vulnerability” on Thursday, 22 June addressed key
issues around protracted and large scale displacement, including in the context
of disasters. The High Level Panel on “Addressing humanitarian challenges
linked to disaster and climate change induced mobility” on Friday 23 June
presented examples of existing good policy and operational practices in
addressing displacement associated with climate change and disasters.
The ECOSOC HAS exhibition featured two booths dedicated to disaster
displacement, including a booth presenting IOM’s innovative displacement
tracking portal featuring data on both conflict and disaster related
displacement, and a booth organized by the State-led Platform on Disaster
Displacement in partnership with IOM, UNHCR, IDMC and NRC presenting key
international programmes, activities, and publications aimed at addressing
displacement in the context of disasters and climate change.
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Migration, Environment and Climate Change (MECC) Publication
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| Extreme Heat and Migration For the first time, this IOM infosheet explores
the links between extreme heat and migration and provides an overview of the
challenges faced, as well as possible ways to address them. |
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| The impacts of climate change on global temperatures profoundly affect
people’s ability to sustain their livelihoods as well as their health; both of
these dimensions in turn influence the migration of people. Indeed, increasing
heat related to climate change is likely to result in more disruptive events,
such as frequent droughts, wildfires, episodes of extreme temperatures and heat
waves. Such events are already directly and indirectly displacing large numbers
of people each year and likely to lead to the migration of more people in the
future. For the first time, this IOM infosheet explores the links between
extreme heat and migration and provides an overview of the challenges faced, as
well as possible ways to address them. |
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World Environment Day 2017
If you've missed the IOM Special Edition of News Desk for World Environment Day
2017, see below! |
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| IOM News Desk for WED 2017 |
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| TOP 5 Misconceptions about Environmental Migration
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| Climate Change Effects in Cambodia
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Media Highlights
- New demographics, new language (Ozy)
- Seven reasons the UN Refugee Convention should not include 'climate
refugees' (The Sydney Morning Herald)
- Rare US floods to become the norm if emissions aren't cut, study warns
(The Guardian)
- As sea levels rise, Singapore prepares to stem the tide (The Straits Times)
- Sixteen killed and scores wounded in Moscow storm (Al Jazeera)
- As Senegal's coast crumbles, residents ponder move to safer grounds
(Reuters)
- Bangkok struggles to protect slum dwellers as floods worsen (Reuters)
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Research Database Updates
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| Urban Perspectives: Climate Change, Migration, Planning, and Finance |
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The Nexus between Food and Nutrition Security, and Migration
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Research Methods for the Pacific Climate Change and Migration Project
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Upcoming Events
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| Oxford Symposium on Population, Migration, and the Environment
3 August 2017 | Oxford, UK
RCM Capacity Building Workshop on Displacement in the Context of Disasters and
Climate Change
8-9 August 2017 | San José, Costa Rica
IOM Southern Africa Internal Capacity Building Workshop on Migration,
Environment and Climate Change
22-23 August 2017 | Pretoria, South Africa
Environmental Migration: The State of the Research in West Africa
6 September 2017 | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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| IOM Drought Appeal |
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| The East and Horn of Africa is experiencing the worst drought the region
has seen in decades. Since 2016, repeated failed rains have led to severe food
insecurity and to increasing numbers of internal and cross border displacement.
The number of people in dire need of humanitarian intervention in the region
continues to grow, estimated at 16 million people in May 2017. The UN Migration
Agency (IOM) is appealing to the international community for USD 60,655,000 to
help displaced people and the communities hosting them in four of the worst
affected countries; Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya and Somalia.
Through this appeal, IOM intends to target six million drought-affected
individuals from April to December 2017 across Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and
Djibouti with a combination of lifesaving and early recovery interventions.
IOM’s response will provide immediate humanitarian aid, as well as solutions
and long-term recovery options to people in each of these four countries,
building their capacity to recover.
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| IOM Drought Appeal |
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