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"It has taken decades, but the complex and increasingly urgent issue of
“climate mobility” has gradually become central to international climate
negotiations.
At the COP28 summit currently taking place in Dubai, there are around 25
sessions or side events devoted to the needs and rights of people and
communities displaced by climate change.
Day one saw a major breakthrough, with agreement on a “loss and damage” fund to
compensate “particularly vulnerable” countries. While questions remain over the
long-term sustainability of funding sources and how the fund will be
administered, it still represents progress.
But it is unclear how the fund will be integrated with the Global Stocktake –
the report card on progress toward Paris Agreement goals. Only clear targets
will help ensure meaningful outcomes that “leave no one behind”, in line with
the proposed COP28 roadmap to accelerate progress through inclusive climate
action.
Embedding the specific issue of climate mobility within the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has never been easy. No
consensus has been reached on protecting the citizens of states threatened by
the impacts of climate change.
Nor is there much apparent political will to change the definition of “refugee”
in the 1951 Refugee Convention to include those affected by climate change – or
to develop new international law that would protect them.
With the world beginning to witness some of the consequences of this failure,
it is important COP28 maintains momentum on an issue that is not going away."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
