African Countries Adopt Kampala Declaration on Migration and Climate Change

Agreement on Kampala Declaration

• 48 African countries agreed to adopt the Kampala Ministerial Declaration on Migration, Environment and Climate Change (KDMECC) to address the nexus of human mobility and climate change in the continent.

Conference Details

• The conference was held on August 23-24, 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya, and was co-hosted by the governments of Kenya and Uganda, with support from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Climate Change Impacts

• Africa is one of the world's most vulnerable regions to climate change.
• Climate change directly impacts migration, leading to increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events.

KDMECC History

• The KDMECC was initially signed by 15 African States in Kampala, Uganda, in July 2022.
• It is the first comprehensive, action-oriented framework led by Member States to address climate-induced mobility practically and effectively.

Migration Statistics

• There were over 7.5 million new internal disaster displacements in 2022 alone.
• If no action is taken, up to 105 million people could become internal migrants within the African continent.

Urgency and Importance

• The need to address human mobility in the context of climate and environmental change has increased in global importance and urgency, according to Mr. Mohammed Abdiker, IOM Regional Director for the East and Horn of Africa.

Africa's 48 countries agree to adopt the Kampala Ministerial Declaration on Migration, Environment and Climate Change, addressing human mobility and climate change nexus.