Agenda: Migration, Environment, and Climate Change Nexus in Belize

AGENDA

Migration, Environment, and Climate Change Nexus in Belize:
An overview of the situation
February 9th-11th, 2022
Venue: The Inn at Twin Palms, Belmopan

8:30-9:00 Arrival and registration of participants

9:00-9:15 Official opening and welcoming remarks by:

  • Diana Locke, Chief of Mission, IOM
  • NCCO

9:15-10:00 Migration, Environment and Climate Change in Belize: An overview of the situation / Questions and answers

10:00-10:15 Coffee Break / Group photo

10:15-11:15 Module 1, Session 1: Introduction to the Migration, Environment and Climate Change Nexus

  • Key definitions
  • Characteristics of environmental migration

11:15-12:15 Module 1, Session 2: Introduction to the Migration, Environment and Climate Change Nexus – Multi causality of migration

12:15-13:30 Lunch

13:30-15:30 Module 1, Session 3: Introduction to the Migration, Environment and Climate Change Nexus

  • General overview of environmental events and changes
  • Understanding environmental migration in its different forms in Belize

15:30-15:45 Coffee break and end of day 1

8:30-9:00 Registration

9:00-10:30 Module 2, Session 1: Legal approaches to the situation of environmental migrants

  • Introduction to Human Rights laws and treaties relevant to environmental migration
  • Understanding the main existing laws applicable to environmental migrants
  • Identifying entry points for the protection of environmental migrants

10:30-10:45 Coffee break

10:45-12:00 Module 2, Session 2: Global frameworks and reporting processes: Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, Sendai Framework, and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:15 Module 2, Session 3: Legal perspectives and policy frameworks on environmental migration

  • Regional approaches to environmental migration
  • National approaches to environmental migration
  • The quest for coherence

14:15-14:30 Coffee break

14:30-15:45 Group work: Identifying challenges and opportunities in Belize

15:45-16:00 Wrap up

8:30-9:00 Registration

9:00-10:00 Module 3, Session 1: Planned relocation as an adaptation strategy to environmental events and change: concepts, principles and the legal framework

10:00-10:30 Module 3, Session 2: Planned relocation action: lessons from the Caribbean

10:30-10:45 Coffee break

10:45-12:30 Module 3, Session 3: Stages of planned relocation

  • Decision-making and consultation
  • Preparing and developing plans
  • Implementation
  • Monitoring and evaluation