Addressing Climate Mobility Through Partnerships and Human Security​

Pacific Island Countries are on the frontlines of escalating human security challenges driven by climate change. Rising sea levels, coastal erosion, extreme weather events, and threats to food and water security are disrupting livelihoods and putting communities and societies at risk. Each year, more than 57,000 people are displaced, with climate mobility becoming an urgent reality, compounded by economic vulnerabilities and geographical isolation. As migration, displacement, and planned relocation become increasingly necessary, a rights-based, human security approach is critical. Sustainable, people-centred solutions – grounded in proactive local planning, inclusive national policies and regional cooperation – are essential to protecting vulnerable populations, harnessing the benefits of labour mobility, and strengthening long-term resilience.​

The programme aims to strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities in the context of climate change and disaster-induced mobility in Fiji and Tuvalu, with lessons applicable to all Pacific Island Countries. To promote inclusive and people-centered implementation of the Pacific Regional Framework on Climate Mobility and related national policies, the programme will: (i) strengthen government and community capacities to apply a rights-based, human security approach; (ii) develop tools and information to enhance knowledge on voluntary and involuntary migration; and (iii) build the capacities of workers and employers to improve labour migration governance in the context of climate change.

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Programme Summary​​