{"id":9721,"date":"2025-01-13T12:37:29","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T17:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/?post_type=cu_event&p=9721"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:40:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:40:36","slug":"global-south-perspectives-on-climate-change-and-displacement","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/event\/global-south-perspectives-on-climate-change-and-displacement\/","title":{"rendered":"IDRC-LERRN Webinar: Global South Perspectives on Climate Change and Displacement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The second IDRC-LERRN webinar in the webinar series reflects on the impact of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), convened in Baku in November 2024, in addressing the impact of climate change on the dynamics of forced displacement. In addition to focusing on supporting Global South to protect their people and economies against climate disasters and sharing the benefits of the clean energy boom, an objective of COP29 was to affirm the benefits of inclusive approaches that ensure the meaningful participation of highly vulnerable people from the climate frontlines. Given the limited progress witnessed at COP29, the webinar asks if and how new forms of localized knowledge on the relationship between climate change and displacement can support innovative thinking on better responses. In response, the webinar will revisit the elements of the Call to Action on Climate Change and Forced Displacement, issued at the 2023 Global Refugee Forum in Geneva by the Network of IDRC Research Chairs on Forced Displacement. The statement highlighted the deeply interconnected and interdependent relationship between climate change and forced displacement. Building on the existing Global South agreements, tools, fora and knowledge, the Chairs urged governments, organizations and international community to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n