Yang, H., Krantzberg, G., Dong, X., & Hu, X. (2023). Environmental outcomes of climate migration and local governance: an empirical study of Ontario. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 15(3), 371-390.

Role of Human Mobility in Global Climate Policy: Belém and Beyond

April 23, 2025 | Julia Blocher

After providing an overview of the history of human mobility in UNFCCC discussions, the brief examines the latest round of climate negotiations, including the agreement on a new global climate financing target, backsliding since the 2015 Paris Agreement, unfulfilled promises on loss and damage, and steps toward enhancing climate justice, such as recognizing intergenerational impacts of climate change and the role of youth at the negotiating table.

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Progress of the Malabo Declaration as a Regional Agenda: Towards Addressing Hunger in Africa

May 2025, Chibuzor Charles Ubah and Nidhi Nagabhatla

The Malabo Declaration commits African Union member states to eliminating hunger by 2025. Progress toward this target has been uneven and poorly understood. While some countries have recorded gains in non-hunger thematic areas such as finance, trade, resilience to climate variability, and governance and accountability mechanisms, the extent to which these improvements contribute to hunger reduction remains unclear. This study investigates whether performance in non-hunger areas, as measured through the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Biennial Review C-scores, is statistically associated with outcomes under Commitment 3, which focuses on hunger eduction.