There are large opportunities on the migration-water nexus in rural areas – for example through the development of green and decent employment projects, especially for the empowerment of women and youth, the inclusion of migrants and the sustainability of water resources, both in the territories of origin and destination. The session will explore how adapted and coherent policies can help us realize these opportunities.
- Welcome by the Session coordinators and poll of the participants (5 min)
- Keynote introduction to the water – migration nexus in rural development (10 min)
- Practitioners perspectives - panel: What are the realities embodied into the water and migrati
? Towards Mainstreaming the Migration, Environment and Climate Change Nexus in Policies in Niger, IOM
? Building the Resilience of Communities Affected by Climate Change and Environmental Degradation in Guinea, IOM
? Implementing Global Policies on Environmental Migration and Disaster Displacement in West Africa, IOM
? Knowing water better: Towards fairer and more sustainable access to natural resources for greater food security in Rwanda, Senegal and Sri Lanka, FAO
IOM
Global Water Parnership
Caritas,
- Italian Agency for Development Cooperation,
- FAO,
- OIM,
- UN Habitat,
- Ziguinchor University,
- Turkish Water Institute
? Recommendations for an improved policy-dialogue and evidence-based and inclusive policymaking on migration and water in the context of rural development
A compendium of recommendations on the migration water nexus in the context of rural development will be produced and will be submitted to the water community and decision-makers, to the Summit of Heads of State, and major international institutions. Ultimate target of this action is youth, migrants (labour migrants, returnees, internal migrants, diaspora) and women (gender).
