In a context where the World Bank estimates that 216 million people could be displaced by 2050 due to climate, this regional meeting takes on particular resonance for West and Central Africa. Floods, droughts, land degradation, extreme phenomena are reshaping the continent's migratory dynamics, forcing entire communities to leave their homes. 

During the Conference in Lagos on human mobility and climate change, organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Mr. Perfect Kouadio, Director of Cabinet of the Minister of the Environment and Ecological Transition, Abou Bamba presented the concrete actions of Côte d'Ivoire to anticipate and manage climate mobilities, particularly through its Contribution Determined at the National level (CDN 3.0), which now fully integrates the human dimension. His intervention focused on the country's commitment to strengthening the resilience of vulnerable communities in the face of social, economic and territorial transformations imposed by the climate. During this conference, Côte d'Ivoire signed the Kampala Declaration, a continental text based on human rights, aimed at preventing, managing and responding to the impacts of climate migration in Africa. At this stage, 35 of the 55 African countries concerned have adopted it, including 13 states in West and Central Africa.

By signing this document, Côte d'Ivoire is paving the way for strengthened regional cooperation, dedicated financing mechanisms and strengthening its climate leadership in Africa. the West.