17. The Dialogue recognized refugee settings in the region are at heightened vulnerability to climate shocks. IGAD and EAC member and partner states have developed sound legal frameworks and are urged to identify tangible projects to preserve and rehabilitate environmental and mitigate environmental degradation in refugee settings. 18. The Dialogue called on States to design programmes for impacted refugee, host, and return areas for environmental sustainability. States, RECs, UN actors and non-state actors – including refugee led organizations were encouraged to work jointly to develop national innovative partnerships on climate actions to mitigate further displacement. 19. UNHCR committed to support states to scale up preparedness and advocate to secure sustainable financing to address this phenomenon, including by catalysing support from other actors. States of the underscored the need to develop a regional comprehensive plan of action for countries where refugee settings are affected by climate change.