Bogotá, November 4 (Prensa Latina) Starting next Tuesday, Colombia will host the first regional conference on human mobility and climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean in preparation for COP28, the Presidency confirmed today.
He explained that over two days, representatives of governments, international organizations and civil society, as well as experts, will discuss best practices and challenges in dealing with human mobility in the context of the impacts of climate change along four main axes.
Delegates from 25 countries in the region will share experiences to prepare for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) to be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from November 30 to December 12, 2023, he added.
The Presidency highlighted that Colombia was the country chosen by the International Organization for Migration to host this first regional conference because of its leadership in the agenda to combat climate change and because of the work of the national government on migration issues in the environmental and Climate area.
The meeting was convened by the Colombian Foreign Ministry and the IOM.
According to Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a democratic solution to the migration problem depends on overcoming the climate crisis and the poverty it causes.
This was expressed on October 22 at the regional migration summit “Meeting for a Fraternal and Prosperous Neighborhood” in the Mexican city of Palenque.
Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are highly exposed and vulnerable to a range of threats related to climate change, including the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme storms, extended periods of drought, rising sea levels, melting glaciers, and others.
Human mobility is a key component of Latin America and the Caribbean’s vulnerability and response to this broad range of climate threats.
According to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), “migration and displacement related to climate threats are becoming increasingly common in Central and South America and are expected to continue to increase.”
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