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Human Mobility (migration, displacement and relocation) in the context of increasing climate and disaster risk

The Human Mobility TWG is chaired by the International Organization on Migration (IOM). The TWG was established to the 2019 Pacific Resilience Meeting Outcomes which called for all partners to address issues of climate-driven and disaster-induced displacement and planned relocation with such collaboration requiring improved understanding of diverse community needs, experiences, knowledge, capacity and perspectives. Current membership includes representatives from Governments, UN Agencies Development Partners, NGO’s CROP, academia and youth. TWG-Human Mobility provides a space for coordination of activities, including regional programmes in the field of disaster displacement and climate mobility, led by TWG members and enables the exchange of practices, discussion of regional policies and joint approaches, as well as enable and support Pacific inputs to global policy discussions.

In 2021, the TWG organized the Pacific Regional Consultation on Internal Displacement in collaboration with the UN Secretary General’s High Level Panel on Internal Displacement. The meeting was a demonstration of strong collaboration through the PRP with the TWG facilitating a platform for Pacific national governments to dialogue and share their perspectives on issues of internal displacement with a global mechanism that is tasked with finding solutions to the global internal displacement crisis. It was a practical and tangible example of the potential value-add of the TWG and in this particular case serving as a regional expert platform with the capacity to support governments and partners on specific issues.

Risk Governance and Resilient Development

The Risk Governance TWG is co-chaired by Fiji and Solomon Islands National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) Directors.

Disaster Risk Financing

The Disaster Risk Financing (DRF) TWG was established in 2019 in response to a need to better understand the current landscape of existing disaster risk financing mechanisms available to the region and the gaps.

Human Mobility

The Human Mobility TWG is chaired by the International Organization on Migration (IOM). The TWG was established to the 2019 Pacific Resilience Meeting

Localisation TWG

The TWG on Localization is co-chaired by PIANGO, FemLink and Fiji Disabled People’s Federation. The focus of the TWG is to establish communities of best practice actively engaging in knowledge sharing in disaster preparedness

Information Knowledge Management (IKM) TWG

The Information Knowledge Management (IKM) TWG is chaired by PNG with SPC as the Secretariat. The IKM TWG was established in 2011 to support the work of the Pacific Climate Change.

Water Security Advocacy TWG

Water security is critical to disaster and climate resilience in the Pacific due to the inextricable links of water to food security, energy, health, economic development, environmental well-being, and the health of ecosystems

Pacific Based Carbon Mechanism TWG

This TWG is being led by PIFS and worked in collaboration with the Micronesian Centre for Sustainable Transport

Resilient Infrastructure & Resilient Housing TWG

The purpose of this TWG is to support the various actors and projects enhancing resilient infrastructure in the Pacific through strengthening coordination to avoid duplication of efforts, promoting best practices, providing guidance for national initiatives, and facilitating exchange of lessons learned.