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Disaster Displacement at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP28
Will you be attending the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) scheduled 30 November until 12 December 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates? 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 COP28? 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) and PAMAD Information Note and Key Messages on Disaster Displacement for COP28. 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 COP28 offer on disaster displacement and human mobility?
This 28th UN Climate Change Conference is organized by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and hosted by the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Below you can find a non-exhaustive list of relevant events discussing disaster displacement and human mobility that are scheduled to take place during COP28. 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.
| Date & Time | Title | Organizer(s) | Location and details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 1 December 2023, 14:00-15:30 | Human Mobility in the context of the Climate Crisis: how German climate policy can address the protection gap | Klima-Allianz Deutschland, Association of German Development and Humanitarian Aid NGOs (VENRO) | German Pavilion |
| Friday, 1 December 2023 - 16:45-18:15 | Accelerating innovation in the Early Warnings for All initiative for adaptation | World Meteorological Organization (WMO), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), World Meteorological Organization (WMO) | SE Room 2 |
| Friday, 1 December 2023 - 16:45-18:15 | Operationalizing the Loss and Damage Fund with Equity and Efficacy | The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) | SE Room 4 |
| Friday, 1 December 2023 - 18:30-20:00 | 10 years of Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage and its Executive Committee | UNFCCC | SE Room 2 |
| Saturday 2 December 2023 - 14:00-15:30 | Action and Support to Avert, Minimize, and Address Displacement Related to the Adverse Effects of Climate Change | latform on Disaster Displacement (PDD); UNOPS | UNOPS Pavilion |
| Sunday 3 December 2023 - 13:30 – 14:30 | Averting and Addressing Disaster Displacement in the Context of Climate Change: Partnerships and effective practices for action and support | European Union (EU); Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC); Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) | UNOPS Pavilion |
| Monday 4 December 2023 - 11:30-13:00 | Displaced People Taking Action on Loss & Damage: Local Solutions on the Climate Frontlines | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); International Organization for Migration (IOM); PDD; World Food Programme (WFP); United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA); International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC); International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC); Global Youth Refugee Network; YOUNGO Climate and Migration Working Group | SE Room 3 |
| Monday 4 December 2023 - 13:15-14:45 | Addressing Loss & Damage from Climate Change: Perspectives & Solutions from the Humanitarian Sector | WFP, OCHA, UNHCR, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) | SE Room 2 |
| Monday 4 December 2023 - 13:15-14:45 | Frontline Voices: Addressing Climate-Induced Migration in the World’s Most Vulnerable Nations | Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS), IOM | SE Room 3 |
| Monday 4 December 2023 - 15:00-16:30 | Bridging loss & damage across humanitarian & development: disaster response to resilient recovery | Mercy Corps, Convern Worldwide, IFRC | SE Room 2 |
| Monday 4 December 2023 - 15:00-16:30 | Human Rights Implications of Climate Migration & Forced Displacement | Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, Coastal Association for Social Transformation Trust, Duke University, Munich Re Foundation, Université de Liège | SE Room 3 |
| Monday 4 December 2023 - 16:45-18:15 | Consideration of Climate & Disaster-Induced Human Mobility within national strategies & policies | Arab Network for Environment and Development, League of Arab States, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) | SE Room 3 |
| Monday 4 December 2023 - 18:30-20:00 | From Climate Induced Migrant to resilient Community in South Asia | Center for Participatory Research and Development, Bangladesh Resource Centre for Indegenous Knowledge, Friendship, Shariatpur Development Society | SE Room 3 |
| Friday 8 December 2023 - 15:00-16:30 | Local anticipatory action: optimising community capacity to mitigate and adapt to climate disasters | Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR), Nadam Foundation, SeaTrust Institute, Soka Gakkai Internaitonal Office for UN Affairs, Stakeholder Forum for Sustainable Future (SF) | SE Room 1 |
| Friday 8 December 2023 - 16:45-18:15 | Action for forced climate displacement: A life cycle approach to intervene at source and destination | An Organization for Socio-Economic Development (AOSED), International Soceity for Ecological Economics, Refugees International, Sustainable Population Austrlia Inc., Unitarian Universalist Association, Université Paris Cité | SE Room 8 |
| Saturday 9 December 2023 - 13:15-14:45 | Minimizing and addressing L&D with locally led adaptation and risk-transfer financing solutions | United Nations Capital Development Fund, The Joint Sustainable Development Goals Fund, UNDRR, UNU | SE Room 4 |
| Sunday 10 December 2023 - 11:30-13:00 | Adaptation with Loss and Damage: Facing Sea-level Rise and Mountain Freshwater Losses Above 1.5°C | International Cryosphere Climate Inititive, Cliamte Policy Center, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research | SE Room 6 |
| Monday 11 December 2023 - 13:15-14:45 | Early Warning, Income Diversification & Food System Transformation for Resilience Building in Africa | IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (IGAD-ICPAC), Chatham House, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Met Office Hadley Center | SE Room 6 |
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