UNHCR and Climate Change, Disasters, and Displacement

This report looks closely at the concerns of key stakeholders regarding UNHCR's engagement in ‘historical’ perspective, for many of them have been examined time and again, but seeks also to situate them in an already rich body of practice. It considers UNHCR’s role within the UN system overall, especially in the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, the Advisory Group on Climate Change and Human Mobility, and the Global Protection Cluster. It examines the nature of ‘protection’, and briefly considers the 'mandate’ question. The purpose of this report is to provide recommendations to UNHCR on its future institutional strategy on displacement in the context of disasters and climate change.