Kampala Ministerial Declaration on Migration, Environment and Climate Change for Eastern and Horn of Africa State

Countries and areas:

Burundi, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:

Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Goal 13: Climate action

GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:

Objective 23: Strengthen international cooperation and global partnerships for safe, orderly and regular migration

Objective 2: Minimize the adverse drivers and structural factors that compel people to leave their country of origin

Objective 7: Address and reduce vulnerabilities in migration

Contributors:

Member States

Chairmanship:

France 2022-2023

Geographical Relevance:

Regional

Tags:

Climate Change and Disaster Displacement, Alternatives to Detention

Summary:

The Kampala Ministerial Declaration on Migration, Environment, and Climate Change (KDMECC) outlines 12 commitments by its signatory countries to address the effects of climate change on human mobility in the East and Horn of Africa region.

KDMECC was adopted in July 2022 during a High-Level Inter-Ministerial Conference on Migration, Environment, and Climate Change (MECC) in Kampala, Uganda, geared towards developing an integrated approach to climate change-induced mobility across the region and contributing to raising the important topic of human mobility in the context of climate change, at the global level for serious consideration, such as at the Conference of the Parties (COPs) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Link:

https://eastandhornofafrica.iom.int/kampala-ministerial-declaration-migr...

GFMD Source:

GFMD 2022-2023 - GRT 1 Background Paper " The impact of climate change on human mobility: preventive action, humanitarian action and development"