Disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and environmental migration: a policy perspective

This paper presents IOM’s efforts to support vulnerable and mobile communities affected by environmental hazards through disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) activities conducive to sustainable development. The paper advocates for further strengthening DRR and CCA mechanisms at the global, regional, national and local levels through an integrated and cross-sectoral approach supported by appropriate and innovative financing systems. Furthermore, it argues that migration and environmental migration in particular are cross-cutting issues that – in order to be effectively managed – need to be fully recognized and mainstreamed into sustainable development strategies at all levels and in DRR and CCA strategic frameworks, including the Hyogo Framework for Action and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process.