Climate, Migration & Displacement Platform
@cmdplatform.bsky.social
We are a civil society platform engaging on climate, migration & displacement issues to improve understanding & align advocacy across policy spaces @ https://www.cmdplatform.org
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NEW: The Trump admin is planning to release a reckless offshore drilling plan that would open vast new areas of U.S. waters to oil and gas development. This would include auctioning off public waters in California, the Gulf of Mexico, and virtually every offshore area in Alaska.
November 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
NEW: The Trump admin is planning to release a reckless offshore drilling plan that would open vast new areas of U.S. waters to oil and gas development. This would include auctioning off public waters in California, the Gulf of Mexico, and virtually every offshore area in Alaska.
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🌎We’re Hiring! The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law is seeking a Climate Justice Fellow to contribute to work on issues related to climate justice and equity
✅Requirements: J.D. or LLM & interest in climate justice/environmental law
📅Deadline: 1/16/2026
🔗More Details: buff.ly/R2zU9i8
✅Requirements: J.D. or LLM & interest in climate justice/environmental law
📅Deadline: 1/16/2026
🔗More Details: buff.ly/R2zU9i8
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🌎We’re Hiring! The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law is seeking a Climate Justice Fellow to contribute to work on issues related to climate justice and equity
✅Requirements: J.D. or LLM & interest in climate justice/environmental law
📅Deadline: 1/16/2026
🔗More Details: buff.ly/R2zU9i8
✅Requirements: J.D. or LLM & interest in climate justice/environmental law
📅Deadline: 1/16/2026
🔗More Details: buff.ly/R2zU9i8
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“I heard there were a lot of negotiators who have been complaining of being put on a bunk bed, or in terms of sharing a room, but this is the reality of most people around the world.”
Hosting COP in Belém will hopefully do a lot to draw attention to this issue www.civilbeat.org/2025/11/peop...
Hosting COP in Belém will hopefully do a lot to draw attention to this issue www.civilbeat.org/2025/11/peop...
People In Poverty Have The Most At Stake Amid World Climate Talks
Data shows that even in developed nations relatively sheltered from climate change, over 80% of poor people are exposed to at least one climate hazard, like drought, air pollution or extreme heat.
www.civilbeat.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
“I heard there were a lot of negotiators who have been complaining of being put on a bunk bed, or in terms of sharing a room, but this is the reality of most people around the world.”
Hosting COP in Belém will hopefully do a lot to draw attention to this issue www.civilbeat.org/2025/11/peop...
Hosting COP in Belém will hopefully do a lot to draw attention to this issue www.civilbeat.org/2025/11/peop...
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As #COP30 kicks off today in Brazil, what are our key messages on human mobility?
The Advisory Group on Climate Change and Human Mobility, @lossanddamage.bsky.social, @cmdplatform.bsky.social, Pacific Migration Partners & many other brilliant folks have these asks: tinyurl.com/COP30mobilitymessages
The Advisory Group on Climate Change and Human Mobility, @lossanddamage.bsky.social, @cmdplatform.bsky.social, Pacific Migration Partners & many other brilliant folks have these asks: tinyurl.com/COP30mobilitymessages
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
As #COP30 kicks off today in Brazil, what are our key messages on human mobility?
The Advisory Group on Climate Change and Human Mobility, @lossanddamage.bsky.social, @cmdplatform.bsky.social, Pacific Migration Partners & many other brilliant folks have these asks: tinyurl.com/COP30mobilitymessages
The Advisory Group on Climate Change and Human Mobility, @lossanddamage.bsky.social, @cmdplatform.bsky.social, Pacific Migration Partners & many other brilliant folks have these asks: tinyurl.com/COP30mobilitymessages
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We have an amazing lineup of guests scheduled for the next 2 weeks, including @laurengifford.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com @davidho.bsky.social @magnoliae.bsky.social @pammcelwee.bsky.social @frediotto.bsky.social @lisaschipper.bsky.social @rodschoonover.bsky.social @amywestervelt.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
We have an amazing lineup of guests scheduled for the next 2 weeks, including @laurengifford.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com @davidho.bsky.social @magnoliae.bsky.social @pammcelwee.bsky.social @frediotto.bsky.social @lisaschipper.bsky.social @rodschoonover.bsky.social @amywestervelt.bsky.social
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1/14. 📢NEW BRIEF: What does the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) ⚖️historic Advisory Opinion (#ICJAO) on the obligations 🧑⚖️ of states in regard to #ClimateChange mean for #LossAndDamage 🔥🌊⛈️ under the #UNFCCC? 🤔
🔗Find out here: www.lossanddamagecollaboration.org/resources/th...
@ciel.org
🔗Find out here: www.lossanddamagecollaboration.org/resources/th...
@ciel.org
November 4, 2025 at 11:34 AM
1/14. 📢NEW BRIEF: What does the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) ⚖️historic Advisory Opinion (#ICJAO) on the obligations 🧑⚖️ of states in regard to #ClimateChange mean for #LossAndDamage 🔥🌊⛈️ under the #UNFCCC? 🤔
🔗Find out here: www.lossanddamagecollaboration.org/resources/th...
@ciel.org
🔗Find out here: www.lossanddamagecollaboration.org/resources/th...
@ciel.org
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1/11 📢NEW PAPER: “A Five Year Vision for #LossAndDamage: Summary for Policy Makers”.
🔗Read it here: www.lossanddamagecollaboration.org/resources/a-...
@canclimateaction.bsky.social @ciel.org @gcdcj.bsky.social @lisaschipper.bsky.social @fillthefund.bsky.social @adellethomas.bsky.social
🔗Read it here: www.lossanddamagecollaboration.org/resources/a-...
@canclimateaction.bsky.social @ciel.org @gcdcj.bsky.social @lisaschipper.bsky.social @fillthefund.bsky.social @adellethomas.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
1/11 📢NEW PAPER: “A Five Year Vision for #LossAndDamage: Summary for Policy Makers”.
🔗Read it here: www.lossanddamagecollaboration.org/resources/a-...
@canclimateaction.bsky.social @ciel.org @gcdcj.bsky.social @lisaschipper.bsky.social @fillthefund.bsky.social @adellethomas.bsky.social
🔗Read it here: www.lossanddamagecollaboration.org/resources/a-...
@canclimateaction.bsky.social @ciel.org @gcdcj.bsky.social @lisaschipper.bsky.social @fillthefund.bsky.social @adellethomas.bsky.social
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A slow-moving disaster is unfolding nearby. Here's how we can all help as Hurricane Melissa slams the Caribbean www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/27/h...
Hurricane Melissa: Here’s how to help the Caribbean
South Florida organizations are gathering clothing, food and money to assist people affected by Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean.
www.sun-sentinel.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
A slow-moving disaster is unfolding nearby. Here's how we can all help as Hurricane Melissa slams the Caribbean www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/27/h...
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🌎 Ahead of #COP30, we need less politics & more law.
🗣️ CIEL's @erikalennon.bsky.social, says this year the world must break the political gridlock that has defined climate negotiations. Countries must take ambitious climate action or risk violating their obligations under int'l law.👇
bit.ly/4ovq70n
🗣️ CIEL's @erikalennon.bsky.social, says this year the world must break the political gridlock that has defined climate negotiations. Countries must take ambitious climate action or risk violating their obligations under int'l law.👇
bit.ly/4ovq70n
The Verdict Is In: To Comply with the Law, COP30 Must Deliver - Center for International Environmental Law
Landmark court rulings make clear: climate action is a legal duty, not a choice. At COP30, countries must act in line with the law.
bit.ly
October 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🌎 Ahead of #COP30, we need less politics & more law.
🗣️ CIEL's @erikalennon.bsky.social, says this year the world must break the political gridlock that has defined climate negotiations. Countries must take ambitious climate action or risk violating their obligations under int'l law.👇
bit.ly/4ovq70n
🗣️ CIEL's @erikalennon.bsky.social, says this year the world must break the political gridlock that has defined climate negotiations. Countries must take ambitious climate action or risk violating their obligations under int'l law.👇
bit.ly/4ovq70n
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⚖️ The Inter-American Court of Human Rights made history with its Advisory Opinion on climate. How do we use it? 👉 bit.ly/AOzoom
📅 Join us 10/29 @ 9 AM Mexico City / 10 AM Bogotá / 11 AM ET / 12 PM Santiago.
🗣️ More than a webinar. Come workshop with us!
💬 Spanish/English interpretation.
📅 Join us 10/29 @ 9 AM Mexico City / 10 AM Bogotá / 11 AM ET / 12 PM Santiago.
🗣️ More than a webinar. Come workshop with us!
💬 Spanish/English interpretation.
October 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
⚖️ The Inter-American Court of Human Rights made history with its Advisory Opinion on climate. How do we use it? 👉 bit.ly/AOzoom
📅 Join us 10/29 @ 9 AM Mexico City / 10 AM Bogotá / 11 AM ET / 12 PM Santiago.
🗣️ More than a webinar. Come workshop with us!
💬 Spanish/English interpretation.
📅 Join us 10/29 @ 9 AM Mexico City / 10 AM Bogotá / 11 AM ET / 12 PM Santiago.
🗣️ More than a webinar. Come workshop with us!
💬 Spanish/English interpretation.
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1/3.⏳In 8️⃣ DAYS, the Scottish Governement 🏴 — the world’s first mover on #LossAndDamage finance — will share what it learned at the launch🚀of a new report🔬 “Lessons From the Frontlines: Learning From Scotland’s Leadership on Loss and Damage Finance”. 🧐 Open to all. 2 sessions. Register ⬇️
October 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
1/3.⏳In 8️⃣ DAYS, the Scottish Governement 🏴 — the world’s first mover on #LossAndDamage finance — will share what it learned at the launch🚀of a new report🔬 “Lessons From the Frontlines: Learning From Scotland’s Leadership on Loss and Damage Finance”. 🧐 Open to all. 2 sessions. Register ⬇️
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🎥 Rising Up Together – the webinar is now available to watch!
Movement leaders from across the globe came together to reflect on the outcomes of Nyéléni 2025 and build collective strategies towards #COP30.
🌱 #ClimateJustice meets food sovereignty!
📺 Watch here www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOvf...
Movement leaders from across the globe came together to reflect on the outcomes of Nyéléni 2025 and build collective strategies towards #COP30.
🌱 #ClimateJustice meets food sovereignty!
📺 Watch here www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOvf...
RISING UP TOGETHER | IPES-Food webinar
YouTube video by IPES-Food
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🎥 Rising Up Together – the webinar is now available to watch!
Movement leaders from across the globe came together to reflect on the outcomes of Nyéléni 2025 and build collective strategies towards #COP30.
🌱 #ClimateJustice meets food sovereignty!
📺 Watch here www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOvf...
Movement leaders from across the globe came together to reflect on the outcomes of Nyéléni 2025 and build collective strategies towards #COP30.
🌱 #ClimateJustice meets food sovereignty!
📺 Watch here www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOvf...
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In the Fall 2017 issue of EAA, @kimanh.bsky.social published "The 'Mundane Violence' of International Water Conflicts," introducing readers to environmental and social issues that have only grown more acute in the years since this article first appeared.
The “Mundane Violence” of International Water Conflicts - Association for Asian Studies
Statistics about water resources abound. Some, like the combined length of rivers in the United States (3.5 million miles), make for interesting but forgettable trivia. Others, like the number of…
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October 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
In the Fall 2017 issue of EAA, @kimanh.bsky.social published "The 'Mundane Violence' of International Water Conflicts," introducing readers to environmental and social issues that have only grown more acute in the years since this article first appeared.
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This is good reporting on the disaster in Alaska if you're looking for a reliable summary.
This is a bigger disaster than I think most are realizing. 1500 people have been displaced by the flooding with an exceptionally complicated response and recovery.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5kz...
This is a bigger disaster than I think most are realizing. 1500 people have been displaced by the flooding with an exceptionally complicated response and recovery.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5kz...
Rescue crews airlift hundreds out of rural Alaskan villages after powerful storm
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
This is good reporting on the disaster in Alaska if you're looking for a reliable summary.
This is a bigger disaster than I think most are realizing. 1500 people have been displaced by the flooding with an exceptionally complicated response and recovery.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5kz...
This is a bigger disaster than I think most are realizing. 1500 people have been displaced by the flooding with an exceptionally complicated response and recovery.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5kz...
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Tackling challenges of subseasonal-to-seasonal forecasting—which could transform our ability to anticipate heatwaves, flooding, wildfires, and more—requires siloed scientific communities to work together, write Jadigwa Richter and Everette Joseph of @ncar-ucar.bsky.social. eos.org/opinions/sci...
Scientists Must Join Forces to Solve Forecasting’s Predictability Desert - Eos
To strengthen societal resilience to worsening natural hazards, siloed Earth system science communities must collaborate to understand conditions that favor skillful subseasonal-to-seasonal forecasts.
eos.org
October 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Tackling challenges of subseasonal-to-seasonal forecasting—which could transform our ability to anticipate heatwaves, flooding, wildfires, and more—requires siloed scientific communities to work together, write Jadigwa Richter and Everette Joseph of @ncar-ucar.bsky.social. eos.org/opinions/sci...
"While [US] East Coast homeowners recovering from a nor’easter that flooded parts of [several] states the same weekend can run to Home Depot for supplies or drive to a hotel if their home floods, none of that exists in remote [Alaska] Native villages." Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social 👇
I’ve got a short piece up in The Conversation on the catastrophic flooding in Southwest Alaska from ex-typhoon Halong and the challenges of recovery work. #akwx #ExtremeWeather #Alaska #AlaskaSky
theconversation.com/typhoon-leav...
theconversation.com/typhoon-leav...
Typhoon leaves flooded Alaska villages facing a storm recovery far tougher than most Americans will ever experience
‘As the storm approached Alaska, everything went sideways,’ leaving people no time to evacuate and little time to prepare. An Alaska meteorologist explains what happened and the challenges ahead.
theconversation.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"While [US] East Coast homeowners recovering from a nor’easter that flooded parts of [several] states the same weekend can run to Home Depot for supplies or drive to a hotel if their home floods, none of that exists in remote [Alaska] Native villages." Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social 👇
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I strongly urge you to read this interview with @alaskawx.bsky.social who has unique insight and perspective on the catastrophic surge event in western Alaska I wrote about with his help.
theconversation.com/typhoon-leav...
theconversation.com/typhoon-leav...
October 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I strongly urge you to read this interview with @alaskawx.bsky.social who has unique insight and perspective on the catastrophic surge event in western Alaska I wrote about with his help.
theconversation.com/typhoon-leav...
theconversation.com/typhoon-leav...
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his summer, I went to Panama and met Jharana, a 33-year-old from Nepal who had been deported there in a group of 300 others — the 1st group to be sent to a third country. I wrote about what happened to her and others over the year for
@nymag.com -->
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nymag.com/intelligence...
What Happened to The Migrants The U.S. Dumped In Panama?
Nearly 300 people were sent to a country they’d never lived in. The journey didn’t end there.
nymag.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
his summer, I went to Panama and met Jharana, a 33-year-old from Nepal who had been deported there in a group of 300 others — the 1st group to be sent to a third country. I wrote about what happened to her and others over the year for
@nymag.com -->
nymag.com/intelligence...
@nymag.com -->
nymag.com/intelligence...
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Investing in resilience and anticipatory support before climate shocks hit can be up to five times more cost-effective than traditional post-disaster aid - new @iied.bsky.social report
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Waiting until disaster strikes hurting aid as early action ‘5 times more effective’
Under the current system, governments and donors respond after disasters occur, through humanitarian relief or emergency social protection payments. But researchers say these measures are inefficient ...
www.independent.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Investing in resilience and anticipatory support before climate shocks hit can be up to five times more cost-effective than traditional post-disaster aid - new @iied.bsky.social report
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Important new report from @iied.bsky.social on "Climate resilience through social protection: the economic case for early action" launched today 👇
www.iied.org/22668iied
www.iied.org/22668iied
Climate resilience through social protection: the economic case for early action
Climate change is no longer a distant risk but a systemic development crisis. The impacts are particularly devastating for the least developed countries and Small Island Developing States, where repea...
www.iied.org
October 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Important new report from @iied.bsky.social on "Climate resilience through social protection: the economic case for early action" launched today 👇
www.iied.org/22668iied
www.iied.org/22668iied
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'Many of our representatives are facing significant challenges in securing accommodation for COP30'
Chief envoy of the 48 'Least Developed Countries' @UNFCCC offers his take on #COP30 goals + preparation... @LDCChairUNFCCC
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Chief envoy of the 48 'Least Developed Countries' @UNFCCC offers his take on #COP30 goals + preparation... @LDCChairUNFCCC
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October 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
'Many of our representatives are facing significant challenges in securing accommodation for COP30'
Chief envoy of the 48 'Least Developed Countries' @UNFCCC offers his take on #COP30 goals + preparation... @LDCChairUNFCCC
backchannel1.substac...
Chief envoy of the 48 'Least Developed Countries' @UNFCCC offers his take on #COP30 goals + preparation... @LDCChairUNFCCC
backchannel1.substac...
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Statement to the #LossAndDamage Fund to clarify relevance of the #ICJ #AdvisoryOpinion on #HumanRights, #Climate #Nature nexus #TransformativeChange
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
@ipbes.net @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @ungeneva.bsky.social @srenvironment.bsky.social
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
@ipbes.net @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @ungeneva.bsky.social @srenvironment.bsky.social
www.ohchr.org
October 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Statement to the #LossAndDamage Fund to clarify relevance of the #ICJ #AdvisoryOpinion on #HumanRights, #Climate #Nature nexus #TransformativeChange
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
@ipbes.net @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @ungeneva.bsky.social @srenvironment.bsky.social
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
@ipbes.net @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @ungeneva.bsky.social @srenvironment.bsky.social
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"The Fund should recognize that #LossesAndDamages are human rights violations ... [and] must urgently develop policies to do no harm and ensure inclusive, participatory & accountable operations that protect ecosystems, #HumanRights & include Indigenous People."
https://bit.ly/3VWSpVy
https://bit.ly/3VWSpVy
Mwanahamisi Singano at the Board Meeting for the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage
During a dialogue between the Board and civil society organizations, Mwanahamisi outlined 3 implications of the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change.
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October 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"The Fund should recognize that #LossesAndDamages are human rights violations ... [and] must urgently develop policies to do no harm and ensure inclusive, participatory & accountable operations that protect ecosystems, #HumanRights & include Indigenous People."
https://bit.ly/3VWSpVy
https://bit.ly/3VWSpVy
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Today is the day!!! Existential Politics is out in the world!
Read about why we’re doing climate policy wrong (too focused on measuring emissions) & what we should do instead (focus on $$ to constrain fossil asset owners & expand green asset owners). Just in time for #COP30.
Read about why we’re doing climate policy wrong (too focused on measuring emissions) & what we should do instead (focus on $$ to constrain fossil asset owners & expand green asset owners). Just in time for #COP30.
Existential Politics
A new way to tackle the real politics of climate change through asset revaluation
press.princeton.edu
October 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Today is the day!!! Existential Politics is out in the world!
Read about why we’re doing climate policy wrong (too focused on measuring emissions) & what we should do instead (focus on $$ to constrain fossil asset owners & expand green asset owners). Just in time for #COP30.
Read about why we’re doing climate policy wrong (too focused on measuring emissions) & what we should do instead (focus on $$ to constrain fossil asset owners & expand green asset owners). Just in time for #COP30.