Climate Induced Migration (CIM)

This is an Issue Based Project (IBP) supported by PROKAS, British Council and UKaid. This project aims to identify alternative cities where there is the opportunity for growth in agriculture, manufacturing or service industries that have the potential to bring increased prosperity, government revenues, and create jobs beyond the capacity of the current city population to provide. This additional labor may be provided, at least in part, by climate displaced migrants, providing improved opportunities for these migrants plus access to climate financing. This climate financing may have the potential to both provide first risk investment funds in selected industries, thereby increasing potential to attract impact and/or other investors; and provide funds to improve basic goods and services, thereby improving quality of life for city inhabitants as a whole. The IBP aims to demonstrate proof of concept of a climate displaced migrant strategy that brings together national and local government, private sector, host communities and migrant communities. The strategy will include the following elements:

1. National research and policy advocacy
2. Identification of potential migrant friendly cities that have the following characteristics:
3. Identification of private sector business opportunities
4. Support to host city local government plans for growth and increased migration, including plans for housing, education and health facilities.
5. Development of a communication strategy
6. A monitoring and learning plan to measure changes in attitudes in host and migrant communities towards migration to migrant friendly cities.
7. A proof of concept advocacy document to advertise results and promote concept of migrant friendly cities and develop a concept note for GCF based on the findings of the project.

This project is carried out by 5 organizations: Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS); Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research (C3ER), BRAC University; International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD); Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU) and Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD)

Project Duration: April 2019- Ongoing

Location: Climate vulnerable areas of Bangladesh

Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research (C3ER), BRAC University and Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) conducted the following activities:

• Research on climate induced migration in Bangladesh
• Identification of private sector business opportunities for developing climate resilient migrant friendly city.
• Develop a concept note for GCF to ask for additional funding to develop a climate resilient migrant friendly city.