Migration, Environment and Climate Change: Evidence for Policy

MECLEP project has three main components: (1.) Research - In collaboration with members of the research consortium , MECLEP will draw on new evidence collected through large surveys to study how migration, displacement and planned relocation can benefit and pose challenges for adaptation to environmental and climate change. Local researchers and research institutes will be involved in conducting the household surveys, and a final comparative report will be presented at international events. This is in line with calls for an increased understanding of those links in the framework of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). (2.) Capacity-building - First-ever training manual on Migration, Environment and Climate Change (MECC): MECLEP will produce a manual to train policymakers on the links between migration, environment and climate change. Most government officials focus on climate change adaptation, or human mobility, but often the links are not made between both fields. To ensure the manual responds to actual needs, a Policy Advisory Committee will be created and will facilitate cooperation among policymakers from pilot countries and key experts in the MECC field. The manual aims to be used beyond the scope of the project for trainings at request of governments and in broader partnerships. (3.) Dialogue and Knowledge Management - MECLEP will promote national dialogue between stakeholders from different ministries and agencies, and will result in the production of first-ever national assessment reports on migration and climate change in each country, which will be presented at national policy workshops.