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Uruguay, 28 feb- 2 March, 2023>The virtual learning lab on ‘Mobilizing parliaments to address climate migration’ held on March 1, 2023 within the framework of VIII Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean. www.ParlAmericas.org
The patterns of climate migration in the Latin America and Caribbean region. Pablo Escribano, Regional Thematic Specialist on Migration, Environment and Climate Change of the International Organization for Migration.
AGENDA
Mobilizing parliaments to address Climate Migration
Virtual learning lab within the framework of the VIII Platform for Disaster Risk
Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean
Wednesday March 1, 2023 | 9:45 am – 10:45 am (UTC – 5)
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A. 08:45
(UTC – 06:00)
B. 09:45
(UTC – 05:00)
C. 10:45
(UTC – 04:00)
D. 11:45
(UTC – 03:00)
Belize Jamaica
The Bahamas
Ottawa, Canada
Haiti
Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Suriname
Punta del Este,
Uruguay
This virtual learning lab, taking place within the framework of the VIII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk
Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean, will examine strategies that parliaments can support to
build resilience to prevent forced climate migration, and the ways that relocation plans can be integrated
into disaster risk reduction plans. It will also provide recommendations that should be considered to
ensure relocation plans are gender responsive, highlighting how differential circumstances, such as a
sense of security, education, resource availability, and other social demographics, may impact women
and girls’ decision to migrate, and obstacles they face during the migration process, and upon arriving to
their new location.
A. 08:45 – 8:50 B. 09:45 – 9:50 C. 10:45 – 10:50 D. 11:45 – 11:50
Welcoming remarks
● The Honourable Senator Rosa Galvez (Canada), President of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network
on Climate Change
A. 08:50 – 09:25 B. 09:50 – 10:25 C. 10:50 – 11:25 D. 11:50 – 12:25
Multi-stakeholder dialogue: Intersecting factors that influence climate migration
● Moderator: The Honourable Member of the National Assembly Juan Diego Vásquez (Panama)
The panel, featuring a parliamentarian, a representative from a women’s organization, and an
international organization will discuss strategies to address climate migration and build disaster resilience
through diverse perspectives including:
Science and technology: Share ways to reduce instances of forced climate migration through disaster
risk resilience, as well as present the data necessary to track climate migration patterns and what
parliaments should be monitoring and responding to.
● Pablo Escribano, Regional Thematic Specialist Migration, Environment and Climate Change of
the International Organization for Migration
Legislative: Share how legislation can play a role in providing a framework to manage disaster
displacement within and across borders, while ensuring the rights of climate migrants are protected.
● The Honourable Member of the Chamber of Representatives Julia Miranda Londoño
(Colombia)
Social and gender perspective: Share how climate migration impacts women, and other vulnerable
individuals. They will also provide parliamentary recommendations on the gender-responsive
considerations that are needed to ensure that migration is done in a way that is safe and dignified.
● Vanya David, President of the Dominica National Council of Women
A. 09:25 – 09:40 B. 10:25 – 10:40 C. 11:25 – 11:40 D. 12:25 – 12:40
Question and answer period
Participants will be provided the opportunity to ask the panellists questions.
A. 09:40 – 09:45 B. 10:40 – 10:45 C. 11:40 – 11:45 D. 12:40 – 12:45
Final remarks
● Senator Anthony Vieira (Trinidad and Tobago), Vice-President of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary
Network on Climate Change
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This activity is being undertaken with financial support from the Government of
Canada.
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