Through an inclusive approach, the Task Force on Displacement complements, draws upon the work of, and involves, as appropriate, existing bodies and expert groups under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement, as well as relevant organizations and expert bodies outside the Convention.

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In fulfilling its mandate during the first phase of implementation to provide a comprehensive assessment of broader issues of displacement related to climate change, the Task Force on Displacement engaged in technical work on the following themes:

• Policy/Practice – National/Subnational
• Policy – International/Regional
• Data and assessment
• Framing and linkages

As a result, the COP, at its 24^th session, adopted a set of recommendations on integrated approaches to averting, minimizing and addressing displacement related to the adverse impacts of climate change, presented by the WIM ExCom in its annual report (2018).

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For more information related to results of the implementation of the first phase workplan, click here.

Since April 2019, the Task Force on Displacement began its second phase of implementation with the new terms of reference. The Task Force on Displacement’s Second Plan of Action (2019 – 2021), builds upon the activities under strategic workstream (d) of the WIM ExCom as well as the recommendations arising from the outcomes of its first phase of implementation. This Plan of Action was subsequently approved by the WIM ExCom in October 2019. For more information related to the implementation of the second phase Plan of Action, click here.

In its third phase the work of the TFD focuses more broadly on strategic workstream (d) of the current five-year rolling workplan of the ExCom, which aims to enhance cooperation and facilitation in relation to human mobility, including migration, displacement and planned relocation.

The TFD implements its third Plan of Action adopted in September 2022.

The TFD is currently implementing its fourth Plan of Action (October 2025−October 2027), which was endorsed by the WIM ExCom at ExCom 23 (2025). The PoA identifies priority actions that support the implementation of the WIM ExCom’s work related to human mobility associated with the impacts of climate change. Outputs under this PoA are intended to:  

• enhance knowledge and understanding of loss and damage associated with human mobility, including migration, displacement and planned relocation,  

• enhance accessibility of the technical guides developed by the TFD, and   

• enhance the uptake and application of existing resources on human mobility under the WIM, and knowledge products that are tailored to specific national and local contexts and user groups.