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The second Secretary-General report on the implementation of the GCM will be released in February 2022.

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Does the UN Network on Migration have a plan for addressing the imbalances that are felt globally in terms of the impacts of climate change and how these force people to cross borders ?

Dear colleagues, 

With huge thanks to those who already reached out to provide inputs, I am please to share UNICEF draft brief, Children Uprooted in a Changing Climate. This has been developed jointly with the UN Major Group for Children and Youth and IOM. 

Comments from UN University, IUNHCR, YOUNGO, Major Group for Children and Youth, ODI, Africa Climate Mobility Initiative and our city partners, have already been included, but any additional feedback or inputs by Sunday 23 October would be most welcome!

Any feedback can be sent to me via email (lhealy@unicef.org) or on this discussion page.

We are planning a soft launch discussion with key partners and young people impacted by climate mobility next Wednesday 27 October. More details to follow!

Hello all,  

I am part of a group conducting a survey to better understand gaps and priorities in the nexus of climate change, migration and health research. The project is being conducted in collaboration with Lancet Migration and the CliMigHealth network, with ethical approval granted by UCL REC (20849/001). The findings will be written into an academic paper for publication.

The survey takes roughly 10 minutes to complete and responses are anonymous and confidential. You can access the survey on the following link: https://opinio.ucl.ac.uk/s?s=74760 

The deadline for responses is 24th October 2021

I would really appreciate your contribution, and if you could forward the survey to colleagues who are working on any combination of the above themes through research or praxis. 

If you have any questions, queries or clarifications, please don't hesitate to get in touch with me on rita.issa@ucl.ac.uk

Many thanks in advance,

Rita

Hi all, as part of the call to "shape the narrative by sharing key messages, recommendations and/ or ask any questions... in the run-up to COP 26", I'd like to submit for discussion the recommendations put together by the Advisory Group on Climate Change and Human Mobility ("Calling for Climate Action on Human Mobility"). Hoping this may be a fruitful start as COP26 quickly approaches. Please let me know if you have any questions! (kayly [at] refintl [dot] org)

In light of the upcoming COP 26 negotiations, what are the key messages you would recommend Parties take into account in their discussions relating to migration in the context of disasters, climate change and environmental degradation?

In consultation with members of Women in Migration Network:

• Center human mobility, rights and protections in all COP26 deliberations on mitigation, adaptation, loss and damage, and financing -- bringing attention to those already displaced, in vulnerable situations, and with a consistent gender lens throughout.
• Be especially mindful and inclusive of those in vulnerable situations due to poverty, all forms of discrimination, residence and work in areas affected by or vulnerable to climate-related factors and events, and migration status, including the stateless.
• Ensure that across adaptation and loss and damage measures, policies to avert, minimize and address displacement are operationalized, gender-responsive, and inclusive and contribute to building resilience among affected populations. Operationalize the Santiago Network for Loss and Damage, and include displacement as a component of loss and damage.
• Where displacement has already occurred, internally or across international borders, ensure immediate action for relief, safety and access to services for all, including options for refugee status and forward-looking access to safe, orderly and regular migration, including options for permanent residency.

The Solidarity Center proposes three recommendations, and key to all is that workers and their communities must have a meaningful say in driving climate solutions:

1.)    Climate adaptation planning and implementation must include the development of sustainable decent work options to promote greater resilience for communities, particularly from future shocks.  We must focus on long-term planning and not just reactive short-term solutions to ensure that climate adaptation and resilience measures make migration a choice and not a necessity.  

2.) As governments take on the mandate of the global compact to enhance better regular migration pathways, these pathways must account for projected climate displacement. As the climate crisis worsens, we cannot wait to develop a plan to integrate climate migrants into our societies and economies. 

3.)    All workers must be brought under full labor protections in line with international core labor standards. The freedom of association, right to organize and collectively bargain, and centering worker agency is crucial particularly for migrants regardless of their status, as they seek access to decent work in the face of extreme climate impacts.

I’m pleased to share this joint British Red Cross and IFRC report, Displacement in a Changing Climate, published today ahead of COP26.

Red Cross Red Crescent report reveals extent of the impact on people forced to flee their homes by floods, fires and drought around the world

This report presents a collection of case studies of how Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies worldwide are protecting and assisting communities in the context of climate-related displacement in Australia, Fiji, Germany, Honduras, Iraq, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Samoa, Tuvalu and Yemen. It calls for more ambitious climate action and investment in local communities and local organizations to address this urgent humanitarian challenge.

Many thanks for all of your contributions to the statement issued by the Network on the occasion of COP 26, we hope that the final statement reflects well your inputs. 

The statement is available in all 6 UN languages in the link below:

https://migrationnetwork.un.org/statements/migration-scenarios-changing…