Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 216, February 2025

This issue of Southasiadisasters.net, titled “Towards COP30: Key Action Areas for Displacement in the Context of Climate Change,” focuses on displacement as a reflection of the human cost of environmental challenges. It explores migration, planned relocation, and involuntary movements triggered by extreme weather events or slow-onset disasters such as rising sea levels. Addressing these challenges requires equitable climate finance, rights-based policies, and integrated planning to minimize impacts and build resilience.

IN THIS ISSUE

1. Despite Progress Made, We Cannot be Satisfied by Walter Kälin, Envoy of the Chair of Platform on Disaster Displacement, Switzerland
2. The Many Facets of Human Mobility in Climate Policy and Action by Lorenzo GUADAGNO, Platform on Disaster Displacement, Switzerland
3. We Belong Together: Human Mobility and Climate Change Negotiations by Ileana Sînziana Pușcaș, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Switzerland
4. Climate Change: Different Human Mobility Implications, Different Responses by Adrián Martinez, and Maria Paula Calvo Barboza, La Ruta del Clima, Costa Rica
5. Intersections of Climate Change, Migration, and Modern Slavery: A Cycle of Debt Traps, Distress, and Despair by Shakirul Islam, Ovibashi Karmi Unnayan Program (OKUP), Bangladesh
6. Why Does UNFCCC COP29 Matter in Addressing Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change by Soumyadeep Banerjee, Climate Action Division, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Austria
7. Climate-related Human Mobility in Adaptation Frameworks by Dennis Mombauer and Marek Szilvasi, SLYCAN Trust, Sri Lanka and Germany
8. Climate Displacement and Land Access: Lessons from Bangladesh by Lutfor Rahman and Juel Mahmud, International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), Bangladesh
9. Displacement and Loss and Damage at COP29: A Perspective on Catalyzing Technical Assistance through the Santiago Network by Timo Schmidt, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Switzerland
10. Durable Solutions to Displacement: ‘Raising the Bar’ in Loss and Damage Discourse and Practice by Steven Miron, Refugee Law Initiative, School of Advanced Study Univerisity of London, United Kingdom
11. Accounting Starts with Counting: Including Displacement Data into Loss and Damage (L&D) Assessments by Vicente Anzellini, Alice Baillat, and Sylvain Ponserre; Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), Norwegian Refugee Council, Switzerland
12. Leveraging Climate and Humanitarian Data for Loss and Damage by Jeremy Wetterwald, IMPACT Initiatives, Switzerland
13. Reframing Climate Mobility: A Decolonial and Feminist Analysis of COP29 by Lauren Grant, Beyond Climate Collaborative and Gabriela Nagle Alverio, Beyond Climate Collaborative & Duke University, United States
14. Beyond Climate: Addressing the Socio-Political Drivers of Displacement – A Call for Action at COP29 by Hyeonggeun Ji and Rodrigo Mena, The Hague Humanitarian Studies Centre (HSC), International Institute of Social Studies (ISS); Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
15. Climate Mobility and Decent Work: Addressing Severe Rights Violations through International Climate Policy by Cristina Patriarca, Anti-Slavery International, United Kingdom
16. Saving Lives at Work: Heat Stress and Migrant Workers in a Warming World by Paul Tacon, Katherine Velastegui, and Halshka Graczyk; International Labour Office (ILO), Switzerland
17. Let the Displaced Lead: Displacement in the Context of Climate Change by Mihir R. Bhatt, All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI), India