Goal 13: Climate action

The Global Diaspora Policy Alliance (GDPA) is a global network dedicated to promoting inclusive, evidence-based diaspora policies through fostering transnational cooperation among governments, diaspora communities, and international organizations. The GDPA advances dialogue, partnership, and peer learning to strengthen diaspora engagement, social cohesion, and sustainable development. It facilitates the exchange of best practices to empower diasporas in both their countries of origin and residence.

A green finance initiative leveraging diaspora capital for environmental development. It aligns diaspora investment with national climate goals, particularly in renewable energy and sustainable agriculture, demonstrating the potential of climate-diaspora synergies.

The "Diaspora Investor's Guide" aims to encourage people to invest and contribute to the achievement of Cabo Verde’s objectives and goals in terms of quantitative and qualitative leaps in its capacity to generate and consolidate quality employment and well-being through the participation of the Diaspora in green growth, competitiveness and sustainability. 

This city practice has been contributed as part of the Call to Local Action for Migrants and Refugees ( see https://localaction.mayorsmechanism.org/)

Given the context of large-scale displacement in Northern Mozambique, the Municipal Council of Pemba City (CMCP), with the support of UN-Habitat and IOM, propose to work synergically on the urban dimension of displacement as an opportunity to ensure a better future for displaced and host communities through increasing IDPs’ integration in urban areas.

In Nigeria, some livelihood activities depend largely on climate-sensitive sectors such as agriculture, forestry, and pastoralism. Climate change exacerbates vulnerabilities, particularly in migration and displacement contexts. In Nigeria, we are grappling with diverse climate realities such as desertification, floods, and conflicts over resources, which have profound implications for livelihoods and mobility.

The Khurushkul Ashrayan Prokalpa is a flagship climate induced migrant rehabilitation project initiated by the Government of Bangladesh. Located in Khurushkul, Coxs Bazar, the project aims to provide sustainable housing, economic opportunities, and improved living conditions for 4,409 landless and climate-displaced families. It is the largest climate migrant resettlement initiative in the world, aligning with Bangladeshs broader climate adaptation and socio-economic development strategies.

Brasilia Consensus. Chile assumed the rotating presidency of the Brasilia Consensus on 8 January 2024. During this period, the country worked to address the challenges set out in the regional body's roadmap, identifying disaster risk management and the fight against organised crime as priority areas. Ecuador has the PPT 2025.

Pacific Regional Framework on Climate Mobility through PCCMHS Programme

The GRAMALOTE project is a case study of the small town of Gramalote in Colombia, which was resettled due to the La Nia phenomenon. The main objectives were to relocate the entire population of the town, which was destroyed by landslides in 2010, and to rebuild the community in a safer location. The targeted population includes the residents of Gramalote, who were displaced by the natural disaster

The general objective of the project is to strengthen the resilience of displaced populations, migrants and communities and establish inclusive, peaceful and sustainable natural resource management in the Sahel and especially in Mali, and improve the availability of data on mixed migration in the Sahel, particularly on the environment-migration nexus and through the collection, management, analysis and dissemination of data on internal and cross-border displacement.