At COP26, President Biden announced his Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE), which brings together the diplomatic, development, and technical expertise of the United States to help more than half a billion people in developing countries adapt to and manage the impacts of climate change by 2030. Co-led by USAID and the U.S. Department of State, PREPARE is the U.S.
This report provides an overview of climate change and its impact on migration that informs a proposal for how U.S. foreign assistance can better address the effects of climate change impacts on displacement and migration. It goes further to outline options for protection and resettlement of individuals displaced directly or indirectly from climate change and identifies opportunities for the United States to work with other stakeholders, including through multilateral engagement, to address migration resulting directly or indirectly from climate change.
Integreat is a digital platform that provides all relevant information in several languages at the municipal level to newly arrived migrants and refugees. While you as a city or district fill the information app with local content, Integreat takes care of the technology in the background. The concept is convincing: Integreat is already being used in integration work in every sixth municipality in Germany.
Their digital solution is intended to support the integration process and also serve as a basis for further activities and measures in this environment.
Techfugees is an impact driven global organisation nurturing a sustainable ecosystem of tech solutions supporting the inclusion of displaced people.
Techfugees exists to empower displaced persons whilst supporting tech innovations designed by, with and for them.
The Government of India launched an initiative SWADES (Skilled Workers Arrival Database for Employment Support) to conduct skill mapping of the returning citizens under the Vande Bharat Mission (VBM). SWADES was a joint initiative of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Ministry of External Affairs which aimed to create a database of returning citizens based on their skill sets and experience.
Ave Pa’anga Pau provide Service offered by Tonga Development Bank for cheaper online remittance services from Australia and New Zealand, linked to bank accounts.
IME Pay links services including remittances, bank account, mobile wallet, bill payments and insurance. The free, fast way to receive remittance money from 200+ countries & send across Nepal.
Merchantrade links services including remittances, bank account, expense tracking, bill payments and insurance.
Rise links services including migrant remittances, bank account, investment, insurance and shopping. Rise is Re-imagining banking for migrants, bringing essential financial services from their home and host country on one platform.
Now Money offers digital payroll, account and remittance service for low-income workers, migrants and the unbanked.
Migrant workers make up 88% of the population of the UAE, yet many don’t meet the minimum salary requirements for a traditional bank account. Without access to banking services, workers are put at a distinct disadvantage as much more time, effort, cost and risk is involved in managing their money. Now Money is UAE’s first digital payroll and banking service for migrant workers – with no minimum salary requirement.