Labour’s first 12 months: Resilience and Adaptation for Climate Mobility
Top Lines:
The UK government should position itself as a thought leader in migration, by investing in localised, anticipatory and specialised programmes for climate vulnerable populations.
It should do this in two ways i) AI based programmes ii) Closer partnerships with international NGOs
AI offers a unique opportunity to the challenge of data collection surrounding predicted displacement and severe weather events.
Data privacy and security should be the paramount concern of a standard setting UN body. If this cannot be guaranteed then the focus should be on anonymised and aggregate data.
Resilience and adaptation programmes in vulnerable regions will limit and prevent forced internal displacement. Pilot programmes should be used to scrutinise their effectiveness. Trial, Respond, Scale Up.
Rural and urban responses to climate mobility must be integrated with one another. A holistic approach means the number ‘forced to move because of climate change could be reduced by as much as 80 percent’.
By employing the expertise of field based INGOs and providing them with displacement prediction information, the UK government can make its humanitarian budget go further and tackle irregular migration.
The distribution of cash to local recipients through INGOs is a budget friendly and specialised response to growing humanitarian demands.
Cover Image Courtesy of NASA