IDMC 2022 Annual Conference

Welcome and opening remarks by Ms. Alexandra Bilak, Director, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Keynote speech: H.E. Mr. Thomas Wagner, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Observer of the European Union to the United Nations in Geneva

Launch of Disaster Displacement in Asia and the Pacific: A Business Case for Investment in Prevention and Solutions.

The presentation of the report will be provided by Mr. Vicente Anzellini, IDMC’s Monitoring and Reporting Manager, which will be followed by a discussion with the following speakers:

• Ms. Alexandra Bilak, Director, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
• Ms. Ugochi Daniels, Deputy Director-General, International Organization for Migration.
• H.E. Ms. Amanda Gorely, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations in Geneva
• H.E. Mr. Kozo Honsei, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations in Geneva
• Mr. Robert Piper, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Solutions to Internal Displacement
• Mr. Samuel Tumiwa, Advisor, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department & Chief of Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations, Asian Development Bank, and member of IDMC’s Advisory Group

Better ways to prevent and end disaster displacement

Panel 1: Successful solutions to disaster displacement

Moderated by Christelle Cazabat, IDMC’s Head of Programmes

• Alesia O’Connor, IDMC Researcher presenting the Global Repository of Good Practices.
• Dereje Wakjira, IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development. Good Practice discussed: Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Resilience
• Perrine Piton, NRC Kenya presenting the BRCiS (Building Resilient Communities in Somalia) project. Good Practices discussed: Building Resilient Communities in Somalia (BRCiS): Interventions in Bandar and Bulo Adey [Case Study 2] and Building Resilient Communities in Somalia (BRCiS): Interventions in Laanle and Dhagaxdher [Case Study]
• Louise Thaller, IMPACT Initiatives, presenting the AGORA initiative in Niger and CAR. Good Practice discussed: AGORA Initiative – Area-based, community-driven solutions
• Laura Kate Benninson, IOM presenting the Danwadaag Consortium’s results in achieving durable solutions in Somalia. Good Practices discussed: Protecting the Housing, Land and Property rights for Displacement Affected Communities in urban centres in Somalia and Local (Re)Integration Assessment Tool

Better ways to prevent and end disaster displacement

Panel 2: Estimating the risk of future disaster displacement for prevention and preparedness.

Moderated by Sylvain Ponserre, IDMC’s Data Risk and Analysis Manager.

• Roberto Rudari, Program Director at CIMA Research Foundation presenting the new concept of vulnerability to assess displacement risk.
• Lauro Rossi, Program Director at CIMA Research Foundation presenting the results of flood-related displacement risk analysis in Fiji and Vanuatu in current and future climate change scenarios.
• Pui Man Kam, Doctorate at ETH Zürich presenting promising solutions in predicting displacement linked with cyclone hazards.
• José María Tárraga, Scientific Researcher at University of Valencia presenting advancement in forecasting and understanding the risk of future drought displacement episodes.

Closing remarks by Alexandra Bilak, IDMC, and Mr. Anare Leweniqila, Deputy Permanent Representative of Fiji’s Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva