Introduction

The climate crisis increasingly influences and shapes patterns of human mobility around the world, for example in the form of migration, disaster displacement, planned relocation, or human immobility. The interlinkages between mobility and the sudden- or slow-onset impacts of climate change are complex, multi-causal, and multi-directional. They can be understood in the context of adaptation and resilience-building but also as a form of non-economic loss & damage depending on a multitude of factors.

For effective climate action and policies on human mobility, it is pivotal to enhance the evidence base, amplify voices from the ground, and transform evidence into action. Climate policies, plans, and processes can enable safe, secure, and orderly forms of mobility while preventing maladaptive mobility, allowing people to move or stay with dignity depending on local context, needs, capacities, and constraints.

This workshop series aims to build on existing work to facilitate a deeper conversation on human mobility in the context of climate change. Through contributions from leading experts and practitioners, it will explore how human mobility can be managed through policy and action, including Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), and national or sectoral policies, plans, and actions.

Objectives

The workshop series aims to achieve the following main objectives and contribute to the conversation around human mobility in the context of climate change:

• ● Increase and deepen the awareness and understanding of different forms of human mobility in the context of climate change;

• ● Collect input on the roles of different stakeholders such as national and local governments and policymakers, the private sector, civil society organizations, academia, research institutions, practitioners, community groups, women-led groups, and youth;

• ● Build on the technical capacity of key stakeholders working on thematic areas connected to climate change and human mobility;

• ● Identify entry points for incorporating human mobility considerations into national and -international policies, plans, and processes;

• ● Further explore options to address human mobility through the UNFCCC process, including the role of NDCs, NAPs, and loss & damage negotiations, particularly in the lead-up to COP27;

• ● Share knowledge, experiences, best practices, and lessons learned.

Thematic Tracks

The first round of the workshop series will comprise four thematic tracks with different focus areas that add to the overall discussion and work toward the objectives listed above. It aims to include a diverse range of participants working on climate change, sustainable development, risk management, social protection, food systems, health, human settlements, finance, entrepreneurship, migration, displacement, relocation, and other related fields.

Key Focus Areas

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  Just transition in the energy sector
  - Key elements to ensure just transition in the energy sector
  - Gaps and challenges faced in integrating aspects and strategies of just transition in the energy sector
  - Institutional structures and role of actors in achieving just transition in the energy sector
  - Entry points and opportunities for integrating just transition into climate policy initiatives and actions
  - Success stories, best practices, and experience sharing on initiatives

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  Ensuring just transition in the food sector
  - Key elements of just transition and their relation to global and local food systems
  - Gaps and challenges faced in integrating aspects and strategies of just transition in the food sector
  - Institutional structures and role of actors in achieving just transition in the food sector
  - Entry points and opportunities for integrating just transition into climate policy initiatives and actions
  - Success stories, best practices, and experience sharing on initiatives

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  Gender, inclusion, social protection, and cross-cutting aspects related to just transition
  - Key cross-cutting aspects related to just transition
  - Interlinks for integration of just transition with climate action and into different climate policy and action processes
  - Impacts of COVID-19 and the role of recovery actions in contributing toward just transition
  - Success stories, best practices, and experience sharing on initiatives