Pledging initiative – Submission form: Submission #2284

Section I
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Name of entity submitting the pledge: The Mayors Mechanism submitting in the name of the City of Accra
Pledging entity: Cities, Municipalities, and Local Authority
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Full name: Pablo Mariani
Position: KMO
Country of implementation: Ghana (128)
Other country of implementation: Global (23641)
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Email Address: pmariani@mayorsmechanism.org
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Section II
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Name of the pledge: Reducing Climate Vulnerabilities of migrants in Accra 
Type of pledge (please select): Individual (by one state/actor)
Is this a mirror pledge (pledge is also relevant to the Global Compact on Refugees) ?: {Empty}

Section III
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Nature of the pledge: Process oriented (e.g. convening fully consultative processes in preparing national reports for  the IMRF); structured

Section IV
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Please select the main three GCM objectives the pledge is/are meant to support: 7. Address and reduce vulnerabilities in  migration; 15. Provide access to basic services for migrants; 16. Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion; 17. Eliminate all forms of discrimination and promote evidence-based public discourse to shape perceptions of migration

Section V
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Please indicate which GCM Guiding Principle is/are particularly relevant for the pledge:
People-centred (738); International cooperation (739); Sustainable development (740); Human rights (259); Gender-responsive (258); Child-sensitive (257); Whole-of-government approach (737); Whole-of-society approach (736)


Section VI
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Please provide a description of the pledge:
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) will implement a project which generates evidence on migrants’ presence in the city’s informal economy, strengthens this economy’s resilience to the impacts of climate change, and improves working conditions of migrants working in informal waste management. To achieve these goals, AMA will first collect and analyze disaggregated data on migrant profiles from three neighborhoods in Accra (Old Fadama, Cable and Wireless, and Shiabu), neighborhoods where many migrants reside and engage in informal waste management. Second, AMA will facilitate financial inclusion and access to healthcare for migrants by connecting them to formal waste management employment opportunities. Third, AMA will construct an infant care facility in one of the target neighborhoods, providing care for babies, toddlers, and young children while their parents and caregivers work nearby. This project will link to the AMA’s ongoing implementation of its Inclusive Climate Action Program. This commitment is in line with Accra’s proposed project for the MMC's Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees.

Accra’s project anticipates three key impacts:

1. Informal waste sector workers, including migrants recognized, find stable employment within Accra’s municipal solid waste management system
2. Migrants have improved living and working conditions
3. Children of waste sector workers have access to safe spaces and benefit from a reduced exposure to public health risks.  


Section VII
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Please indicate the tentative deadline within which this pledge is expected to be realised: 30 Jun 2023

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