Geneva landscape: Projects, programs, and activities in Asia
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Projects, programs, and activities
Inter-state cooperation on climate and environmental risks
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Across South and Southeast Asia, HD convenes informal regional dialogue platforms that promote cooperation for shared resource-management, especially in climate-vulnerable sectors like fisheries. These dialogues contribute to building trust between states and help foster long-term stability, environmental protection and sustainable resource use.
Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HQ: Geneva; 2 in Geneva working on HDP-climate related projects)
Contact point: Lina Hillert
Location: Bay of Bengal, Greater Mekong Region, South China Sea
Sectors: Peacebuilding, peacemaking, & cooperation; Environment; Climate
Additional element: Mediation
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Risk Index for Climate Mobility
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The Risk Index for Climate Mobility (RICD) is an operational foresight tool developed by the Climate Mobility Innovation Lab (CMIL) in collaboration with a network of government, scientific, academic and other partners through a co-creation modality. Detailed information on the objectives, methodology, and approach is available at the link below.
IOM (HQ: Geneva; 3 in Geneva working on HDP-climate related projects)
Contact point: Helena de Jong
Location: Fiji, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vanuatu and now rolled out to South Sudan, Uganda, Somalia
Sectors: Climate; Migration
Climate Catalytic Fund
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Sustainable use and conservation of flora and fauna in Central Asia regions bordering Afghanistan
As a part of IOM’s Climate Mobility Innovation Lab (CMIL) efforts to help bridge the gap between data, finance, and action, the Climate Catalytic Fund (CCF), a blended finance mechanism, mobilises rapid and flexible match funded grants to translate data-driven risk insights from the Risk Index for Climate Displacement (RICD) into concrete, locally led adaptation action.
IOM (HQ: Geneva; 3 in Geneva working on HDP-climate related projects)
Contact point: Helena de Jong
Location: Fiji, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vanuatu and now rolled out to South Sudan, Uganda, Somalia
Sectors: Climate; Migration
Transboundary cooperation in Chu and Talas river basin
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Regional Responses to Climate Displacements in Sub-Saharan Africa (RE2CLID) and Regional Responses to Climate Displacements in Southern Africa and Indian Ocean countries (RE2CLID)
The Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic share the waters of transboundary Central Asian rivers Chu and Talas, which provide essential resources for irrigation of the vast agricultural lands in both countries as well as opportunities for the generation of hydropower. Whereas all facilities for rivers’ regulation, such as dams, water reservoirs and canals, are located upstream in the territory of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan depends on the operation and proper maintenance of these facilities. This situation prompted the two countries to establish a legal basis for the joint operation of water management infrastructure. Read more at the link below on the body of cooperative work from 2000 to today.
UNECE
Contact point: Hanna Plotnykova
Location: Central Asia
Sectors: Peacebuilding, peacemaking, & cooperation; Water
In collaboration with the OSCE, Zoï produced and illustrated this report to be used in information and dissemination events for local populations, communities, and youth in the southern regions of Central Asia. The subject countries are parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2025.
Zoï Environment Network (HQ: Geneva)
Contact point: Nickolai Denisov
Location: Afghanistan
Sectors: Conservation; conflict impacts
Additional element: Strategic communications
The RE2CLID programme seeks to enhance the resilience, self-reliance, and protection of Displacement-Affected Communities living in areas at risk of disasters, environmental degradation, and other adverse impacts of climate change. The programme operates across two highly vulnerable sub-regional clusters, including the Southern Africa and South-West Indian Ocean Cluster, covering Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Comoros. The objective of the programme is to improve overall capacity to respond to and increase overall resilience to disaster displacement at regional level through strategic interventions regionally, nationally and locally. The action is framed around three main objectives: Strengthen systems that enable to avert, minimize and address displacement, and promote effective adaptation and resilience of communities most exposed to displacement risks due to climate hazards; Improve the governance and management of natural resources and agricultural land use in ways that create sustainable livelihoods for displaced and host communities; Help population displaced attain climate resilient durable solutions and enable social cohesion in host and return communities.
IOM (HQ: Geneva; 3 in Geneva working on HDP-climate related projects)
Contact point: Helena de Jong
Location: The programme operates across two highly vulnerable sub-regional clusters, including the Southern Africa and South-West Indian Ocean Cluster, covering Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Comoros.
Sectors: Climate; Migration
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