Important messages for #HRC53 from @cmdplatform Steering Group member Shakirul Islam @okupent. In fact, climate change disasters & livelihood impacts can increase vulnerability to trafficking & labor exploitation.
Excellent piece detailing the nexus of poor water policies and increasing climate change impacts leading to rural-to-urban migration, instability and cross-border tensions.
https://t.co/asRaiL1aGo
A compelling OpEd by @GomeraM@UNDPRwanda on embracing the GDP of the poor: Nature
It spotlights the policy distortion that favours multinational corporations by providing harmful subsidies for industrialised, chemical-dependent farming at the expense of smallholder farmers and the environment.
https://t.co/RFQC976m82
Happy to share my second article of the blog series, ‘Under the weather, on the move’, where the role of an intersectional lens for understanding climate migration is elaborated.
#climatemigration#intersectionality#migration
Important call from the UN High Commissioner for #HumanRights@volker_turk on the #LossAndDamage Fund, as the Transitional Committee continues discussions on its operationalization.
People on the frontlines have a right to remedy for the harms caused by the #climatecrisis.
#TC2
The @WorldBank's #WDR23 framework on migration management is a promising step towards fairer and smarter policies.
Moving forward, how can we ensure the empowerment and meaningful participation of migrants are central to implementation efforts?
https://t.co/CxNCq5eSnf
NEWS — In just months, the U.S. received over 1.5 million requests for a migrant sponsorship program, an extraordinary number that could jeopardize the Biden administration's objective of reducing border crossings, internal documents obtained by CBS show.
https://t.co/7WELy2NL5c
This morning I am continuing a 🧵 about Afghans trekking thru the Americas in search of safety.
We followed 54 of them as they trekked thru the dangerous Darién Gap.
Read the story (for free) here. https://t.co/kL8QQ8R7qR
Call for abstracts for SI on displacement and environment to be submitted to World Development. Edited by @EstherMarijnen @DimitrisBormpand myself. Deadline July 15. We await your exciting abstracts! @biosec_erc@JesseRibot@brambuscher@_NCHS_@JamonVDH
Chilling details emerge from #Myanmar#Sittwe town where thousands of #Rohingya Muslims live in prison-like camps. I spoke to victims of #CycloneMocha who are still counting the dead. Many are surviving by cooking dead cattle meat as aid is yet to arrive. https://t.co/bcrEopPnhN
🤝 We're honored to be in solidarity with the Indigenous tribes of Alaska and Louisiana. Let's amplify @lowlandercenter & @alaska_justice voices as they advocate for justice and protect Indigenous rights.
https://t.co/6HDcMv9Qiz
#TogetherWeRise https://t.co/6HDcMv9Qiz
"There is no question on Earth as powerful as land: who owns it; how it is used; and whether it is treated as a commodity, as a living relative, as an ally in the climate fight, an extractive resource, as a home, or as a territory"
Our new editors' take
https://t.co/b7Tmvv0vBt