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• The technical partners CIMA Research Foundation with the support of the IGAD Secretariat including ICPAC and PDD have worked together to develop disaster displacement risk profiles and a decision-making model on agreed risk metrics.
• Data collection was conducted for the development of the risk profiles, which cover floods and cyclones in Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan, as Sudan and South Sudan have been the worst affected countries overtime with different flood events (in the period 2000-2021) compared to the other IGAD countries; and Somalia is the country most hit by cyclones (for the period 1980s-2020) in the IGAD region. 
• Impact databases covering Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan are being produced and the results will soon be made public through existing ICPAC products, for example ICPAC's East Africa Hazards Watch (see here) and the ICPAC Geoportal (see here). 
• On 17 May 2022, CIMA Research Foundation presented updated results of the displacement risk profiles during GHACOF 61 and described the underlying methodology and next programming steps. The presentation provided insights into the ongoing implementation of a cyclone and flood disaster risk profile focused on displacement for countries in the IGAD region based on agreed risk metrics. This was followed by a Q&A with questions from IGAD Member States and other participating stakeholders. 
• On 16 June, ICPAC in collaboration with WFP, Cloud to Street, Resolve Network, CIMA and UNDRR organized a ‘Technical workshop for the regional flood risk profile, transboundary anticipatory actions and the development of institutional and operational framework’ in Naivasha, Kenya. Jusper Ronoh, consultant under Pillar I to support CIMA in the risk profile development, presented on the tropical cyclone and flood impact database developed under Pillar I of the programme. Twenty-eight people participated from a range of technical units within ICPAC, including representatives from CIMA, WFP, UNDRR, Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and country focal points of Disaster Risk Management from Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda and Kenya. 

            
            ICPAC technical workshop on 16 June 2022 ©ICPAC

• Finalized two policy reviews which are being prepared for publication. There reviews consider how human mobility could be better integrated in Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction policies and their implementation in Kenya and Somalia.
• Designed pilot project interventions from the recommendations of the policy reviews together with relevant stakeholders. Interventions include: 
  • Increasing capacities of Turkana County Government for effective service delivery and efficient implementation of both local and national Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management policies though conducting trainings on migration, environment and climate change; and supporting the operationalization of climate change structures at the ward level;
  • Supporting Turkana County Government in incorporating human mobility aspects in the revised County Climate Change Action plan, through engaging local communities in the policy-making. 
  • Furthering durable solutions of internally displaced persons as well as part of the engagement of migrants in Mogadishu Somalia in the realisation of climate change policies.
• Engaged a local NGO: Lotus Kenya Action for Development organization (LOKADO) to implement recommendations from the policy review in Kenya. LOKADO is a community owned Non-Governmental Organization which has established community structures and working approaches. LOKADO has built sustainable traditional networks that will be utilized during the implementation of the pilot project and LOKADO works closely with the relevant Ministries at the County Government. These approaches will enhance the whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches - Global Compact for Migration (GCM) principles. 
• Organized a two-day training in Nairobi, Kenya for county officers on Migration, Environment and Climate change nexus.          

• Selected a consultant to support promoting improved collaboration on disaster preparedness through piloting elements of the IGAD Free Movement Protocol Article 16 on Movement of Persons Affected by Disasters. This will be realized through jointly creating Standard Operating Procedures in the selected Cross-Border areas affected by disasters; and conducting disaster simulation exercises. 

• In collaboration with United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Regional Collaboration Center (RCC) Kampala, finalized a regional study “INTEGRATION OF HUMAN MOBILITY INTO GREEN ECONOMY AND RELATED POLICIES IN THE IGAD REGION” the needs and opportunities for a stronger integration of Human Mobility in regional and national green economy and related policies and plans, considering current and predicted future climate impacts on Human Mobility in the region. The report is currently being prepared for publication. 
• Designed pilot project interventions from the recommendations of the policy review together with relevant stakeholders. Interventions include engaging migrants in green economy development and climate action through:
  • Enhancing sustainable livelihoods and skills in Agroforesty, and Climate-Smart Agriculture, including range land management in Turkana, Kenya;
  • Skills building on renewable energy and waste management sectors in Mogadishu Somalia. 

2nd International Research and Evidence Facility (REF) Conference - Migrants and Forcibly Displaced Persons: Towards greater inclusion and protection

Partners gave opening plenary remarks in the Research and Evidence Facility second international conference on MIGRANTS AND FORCIBLY DISPLACED PERSONS: TOWARDS GREATER INCLUSION AND protection conference on 9 June 2022.

The presentation demonstrated the initial findings and lessons learned of the JP, including the following: data and knowledge on human mobility and climate change including displacement risk maps and models and their use for policy making,  holistic integration of human mobility into regional and national policies, better preparedness for cross-border disaster displacement, and which measures can be taken to support regular migration pathways, protect people affected by climate change, and how to improve access to sustainable livelihood and green job opportunities in climate and disaster affected areas in the IGAD region.

Forced Migration Review (FMR) issue 69 Climate Crisis and Displacement: From commitment to Action is available in Spanish, French, Arabics

The programme partners contributed to the 69th issue of Forced Migration Review, on ‘Climate crisis and displacement: from commitment to action’ through an article “Developing partnerships in the IGAD region” by Lena Brenn, Noora Mäkelä, Eleonora Panizza, Ahmed Amdihun and Roberto Rudari.

This article is also available in Spanish, French and Arabics. 

Please also see UN Network on Migration repository of practices.

Africa Climate Week (ACW) 2022 will be held from 29 August to 1 September in Gabon. 

• It will engage and empower stakeholders to drive climate action across countries, communities and economies. As recognized by COP26 Regional Climate Weeks are a platform for governments and stakeholders to strengthen credible and durable response to climate change. Working together opens opportunity to advance climate action, address social inequalities and invest in development that is good for humanity and nature. ACW 2022 is a collaboration platform to explore:
  • Resilience against climate risks
  • The transition to a low-emission economy
  • Partnerships to solve pressing challenges