ECOWAS, THE AFRICAN UNION AND THE IOM HIGHLIGHT AFRICA’S LEADING ROLE IN MANAGING CLIMATE-INDUCED POPULATION MOVEMENTS AT COP31 | Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

ECOWAS, THE AFRICAN UNION AND THE IOM HIGHLIGHT AFRICA’S LEADING ROLE IN MANAGING CLIMATE-INDUCED POPULATION MOVEMENTS AT COP31 | Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

On 11 November 2026, on the sidelines of COP31 in Antalya, the IOM and the African Union Commission (AUC), alongside the regional economic communities (ECOWAS, SADC) and the signatory states to the KDMECC Declaration, co-organised a side event at the IOM pavilion. Moderated by Rania Sharshr (Director of the Climate Action Division at IOM), this session highlighted Africa’s leadership in the governance of climate-related human mobility. Speakers …