In BizNews, MMC Head of Practice Samer Saliba discusses how recent floods in eThekwini have highlighted the need to provide for displaced and undocumented residents who remain out of the city’s reach.
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In Grid, MMC Executive Director Vittoria Zanuso, Dhaka North Mayor Md. Atiqul Islam, and eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda argue that with more funding, cities can leverage migration as an opportunity to build resilience.
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Maggie Powers, MMC Head of Policy and Advocacy, shares key advancements on climate migration and cities from COP27, including funding commitments and gaps, key moments from mayors, and media.
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In Devex, Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr of the MMC Leadership Board and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja discuss climate migration in Africa and how they're addressing it.
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On CNBC Africa, MMC Executive Director Vittoria Zanuso urged investment in African city-led solutions to climate migration following the lead of the IKEA Foundation and the Robert Bosch Stiftung.
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In Politico, MMC Executive Director Vittoria Zanuso shares how European mayors like Giuseppe Sala of Milan are addressing the needs of migrants at home and abroad.
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In Bloomberg, MMC Leadership Board Mayor Aki-Sawyerr of Freetown and MMC Head of Practice Samer Saliba discuss barriers to city access to climate finance.
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Mexico City’s dedication to foresight, planning, and inclusion sets a remarkable example of how city governments can make room for newcomers while also creating opportunities for them to contribute to the sustainable growth of their receiving communities.
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International and national actors focused on inclusive climate action must include mayors and governments in political decisions and increase financial investment to improve the capacities and services of cities.
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Honourable Elizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey is mayor of the Ghanaian capital Accra. In this interview, she talks about how the city creates better living conditions for migrants and what she expects from the UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt.
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The Global Mayors Task Force on Climate and Migration convened in Buenos Aires ahead of COP27 to prioritize climate-related migration, welcome three new core members, and ensure no one is left behind in the green transition.
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On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the Mayors Migration Council joined the Climate Migration Council to put people at the center of climate action and provide sustainable, inclusive solutions at the local level.
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The Mayors Migration Council announced they will be joining policymakers and advocates from all over the world as a founding member of the Climate Migration Council.
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Leaders of 14 refugee resettlement and policy organizations today sent a letter to the White House calling on the Biden administration to create resettlement pathways for climate impacted populations.
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In Bloomberg, MMC Leadership Board Mayor Md. Atiqul Islam of Dhaka North, Bangladesh, explains how he is responding to the estimated 2,000 climate migrants who arrive in his city every day.
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In Thomson Reuters, MMC Leadership Board Mayors Aki-Sawyerr of Freetown and Islam of Dhaka North join GCF grantees to discuss the impact of climate migration in their cities.
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Last week, the first-ever International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) took place in New York. The follow-up to the 2018 summit held in Marrakech, where the trailblazing Global Compact on Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration (GCM) was agreed, the IMRF was a crucial spot-check of the state of international migration policy.
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In Politico, MMC Executive Director Vittoria Zanuso and MMC Leadership Board Mayor Lukwago of Kampala describe how the Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees is helping African cities create opportunities for migrants to address climate vulnerabilities.
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During the 2022 United Nations International Migration Review Forum (IMRF), the Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees (GCF) announced five new city grantees along with a US $1 million commitment from the IKEA Foundation to add five cities to the pipeline.
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From Milan to Kampala to Montreal, world mayors met in New York City at the first-ever International Migration Review Forum to discuss progress towards the UN Global Compact for Migration and launch the Call to Local Action for Migrants and Refugees, with 60+ city-led solutions that accelerate the global migration agenda.
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