Global mayors addressing the impact of the climate crisis on migration in cities

The C40 Cities (C40) and the Mayors Migration Council (MMC) Global Mayors Task Force on Climate and Migration is a mayor-led initiative to address the impact of the climate crisis on migration in cities, inspired by C40’s Global Mayors COVID-19 Recovery Task Force.

Mayors deal with the realities of climate change and migration on a daily basis. This includes protecting residents from extreme heat, wildfires, flooding, or landslides, and welcoming people displaced by climate impacts domestically or internationally. Mayors are also setting the global agenda in promoting climate justice and leaving no one behind in the green transition. To date, their efforts have been delivered with limited resources and fragmented policy and financing regimes.

The C40-MMC Task Force will drive forward an Action Agenda with input from migrant and refugee community leaders, civil society representatives, and experts, aiming to present it at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP26) in November 2021 in dialogue with national and regional counterparts.

C40-MMC Task Force Members:

Co-Leads

Her Worship Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone
Hon. Mohammad Atiqul Islam, Mayor of Dhaka North, Bangladesh

Members

Hon. Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona, Spain
Hon. Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol, United Kingdom
Hon. Soham El Wardini, Mayor of Dakar, Senegal
Hon. Mayor Turner, Mayor of Houston, United States
Hon. Jorge Vicente Martin Muñoz Wells, Mayor of Lima, Peru
Hon. Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles, United States
Hon. Giuseppe Sala, Mayor of Milan, Italy

To learn more and follow the MMC’s research, advocacy, and activities, visit our Climate Migration Hub or email climate@mayorsmigrationcouncil.org.

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