5.3.1 developments in international human rights law should
be taken into account with a view to strengthening overall protection
of human mobility following environment-related disasters or climate
change. In particular, implementation of mechanisms such as the
2009 African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance
of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention) should
be promoted through European development co-operation programmes;
5.3.2 the obligation to protect internally displaced persons
(IDPs) for environmental reasons must be considered as the first
level of legal protection in the legislation of each member State. The
reception of natural disaster victims in the territory of member
States should be foreseen in domestic law, inter
alia by the granting of temporary residence status;
5.3.3 consideration should be given to the establishment of
an international solidarity fund to provide protection to people
forced to migrate due to climate disasters. Co-operation with the Council
of Europe Development Bank (CEB) could be considered, in accordance
with the Declaration on European Principles for the Environment
signed by the CEB on 30 May 2006 together with the European Commission
and several other international financial organisations (the European
Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development,
the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation, the Nordic Investment
Bank) in a joint effort to implement the fundamental right of present
and future generations to live in a healthy environment;
5.3.4 disaster preparedness and risk reduction strategies should
be implemented, thereby strengthening resilience and capacity to
adapt to climate-related hazards and natural disasters; climate
change measures should be integrated into national policies and
planning, and progress monitored regularly;
5.3.5 education, awareness raising and human and institutional
capacity as regards adaptation to and mitigation of climate change,
reduction of its impact and early warning systems should be developed,
with a focus on women, young people, local populations and marginalised groups;
5.3.6 the commitment undertaken by developed countries that
are parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change to the goal of jointly mobilising US$100 billion annually
by 2020 should be fulfilled and the Green Climate Fund fully operationalised;
5.3.7 comprehensive cross-disciplinary research and co-operation
between centres dealing with the environment, migration, climate
change and demography should be carried out to produce reliable
forecast data on environmentally induced migration.