MARKING INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS DAY, THE UN MIGRATION AGENCY’S CARIBBEAN OFFICE HAS UNVEILED A COMPREHENSIVE, SELF-PACED ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN POLICY RESPONSES TO CLIMATE-INDUCED MOBILITY. THE COURSE, TITLED “FROM RISK TO RESILIENCE: CRAFTING EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE MOBILITY POLICIES IN THE CARIBBEAN,” IS NOW AVAILABLE ON IOM’S E-CAMPUS PLATFORM AT NO COST. IT TARGETS POLICYMAKERS, DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS, AND STAKEHOLDERS COMMITTED TO BOLSTERING THE REGION’S CLIMATE RESILIENCE. DEVELOPED UNDER THE FRENCH-FUNDED INITIATIVE “IMPLEMENTING GLOBAL POLICIES ON ENVIRONMENTAL MIGRATION AND DISASTER DISPLACEMENT AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL,” THE CURRICULUM SYNTHESIZES BEST PRACTICES AND CRITICAL RECOMMENDATIONS GATHERED FROM THE CARIBBEAN AND OTHER SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES (SIDS). ITS CORE MISSION IS TO FOSTER A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF ENVIRONMENTAL MIGRATION, DISPLACEMENT, AND PLANNED RELOCATION, URGING THE MAINSTREAMING OF THESE CONSIDERATIONS INTO NATIONAL AND REGIONAL POLICY FRAMEWORKS. THE TRAINING IS STRUCTURED INTO SEVEN IN-DEPTH MODULES COVERING KEY AREAS: INTEGRATING HUMAN MOBILITY INTO CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND DISASTER RESPONSE; ASSESSING CLIMATE-RELATED RISKS AND COMMUNITY VULNERABILITY; LEVERAGING EVACUATION PROCEDURES FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION; FORMULATING ROBUST POLICIES FOR PLANNED RELOCATION; ADDRESSING LABOR MOBILITY AND DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT IN A CHANGING CLIMATE; BRIDGING HUMANITARIAN ACTION WITH DEVELOPMENT GOALS; AND DESIGNING POLICIES FOR SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY AND ENHANCED RESILIENCE. PARTICIPANTS WILL GAIN ACCESS TO EXPERT ANALYSIS AND PRACTICAL INSIGHTS FROM LEADING CARIBBEAN SPECIALISTS, ENSURING THE CONTENT IS TAILORED TO THE REGION’S UNIQUE CHALLENGES. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE COURSE AWARDS A CERTIFICATE. PATRICE QUESADA, IOM COORDINATOR FOR THE CARIBBEAN, STRESSED THE URGENCY OF THE MATTER: “THE CARIBBEAN STANDS AT THE FRONTLINE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, AS OUR COMMUNITIES ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING ITS FEARFUL IMPACTS. YET DISPLACEMENT AND MIGRATION ARE ONLY STARTING TO BE INTEGRATED IN REGIONAL AND NATIONAL POLICIES AND PRACTICES. WITH THIS COURSE, WE WILL EMPOWER POLICYMAKERS AND PRACTITIONERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND STRATEGIES NEEDED TO TURN MOBILITY RISK INTO RESILIENCE.” IOM STRONGLY ENCOURAGES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES, AND REGIONAL PARTNERS TO ENROLL AND WIDELY DISSEMINATE THIS CRITICAL RESOURCE. THE COURSE IS DEEMED ESPECIALLY PERTINENT FOR THOSE WORKING ON IMPLEMENTING “THE REGIONAL ACTION PLAN FOR INTEGRATING HUMAN MOBILITY CDM PROGRAMMING ACROSS CARICOM,” A FRAMEWORK DEVELOPED RECENTLY WITH IOM’S TECHNICAL SUPPORT IN COLLABORATION WITH CDEMA AND NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.
IOM launches free online course for International Migrants Day, ‘From Risk to Resilience’
