Almaty Declaration

Almaty Declaration

Human Mobility
Other
2011
See the publication
Year of publication
2011
Specific thematic area
Migration
Sector of governance
Human Mobility
Type of human mobility
Displacement, Migration
Characteristics of human mobility
Not available
Type of environmental driver
Environmental degradation
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Slow-onset
Type of provision related to human mobility in disaster and climate change contexts

DIRECT GENERAL - Environmental degradation recognized as factor of migration.

Regional instruments Member countries
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Türkiye, Turkmenistan
Sub-region
Multiple
Region
Multiple
Macro-region
Asia
Author/issuing body
Regional Conference on Refugee Protection and International Migration (Almaty Process)
Relevant GCM objective
    2 - Minimize adverse drivers5 - Regular pathways
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available

Environmental degradation can be in certain circumstances an additional factor which may impact the movement of people. Irrespective of their underlying causes, such population movements can give rise to protection and assistance needs, particularly if they take place in an irregular manner.

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*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).