HNPW 2022: Climate Change, Displacement and Housing, Land and Property’
Channel: Global Protection Cluster GPC
Date: 2022-05-23

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and the Global Housing Land and Property Area of Responsibility (HLP AoR) hosted a hybrid side event at the Humanitarian Network and Partnerships Week 2022 Geneva on 11 May 2022 to discuss the links between climate change, displacement, and Housing, Land, and Property related issues.  
 
The event focused on the impact of displacement in the context of climate change and disaster displacement on housing, land and property rights in different contexts and regions. Speakers from Mozambique, Somalia, and the Pacific were invited to give their observations and perspectives on patterns evolving within this thematic. This session aimed to raise further awareness about the intersectionalities of these issues that directly impact victims of displacement and have thus far not received enough consideration in international responses and policymaking.  
 
The session served as an excellent platform for introducing the interlinkages between disaster displacement, climate change, and matters related to HLP. The versatility of the panel in terms of regional contexts and background facilitated a conversation around these matters within national contexts while also mapping similarities amongst them. Furthermore, the event highlighted the intersectional nuances that occupy this thematic; gender, labour, land laws, relocation, and indigenous rights. 

For information on the global HLP AoR (including resources and contact details to find out more), please see the website here: https://www.globalprotectioncluster.org/themes/housing-land-and-property/