United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees
TCCLAR (Tackling Climate Change and Looking After Refugees)
Sponsors: Republic of Turkey, The Democratic Republic Of Congo, The Kingdom of the
Netherlands
Signatories: Dominion of Canada, Kingdom of Denmark, Kingdom of Spain, Kingdom of
Sweden, Republic of Chile, Republic of Hungary, Republic of Iceland, Republic of Moldova,
Republic of Peru, Republic of Poland, Republic of South Sudan, The Arab Republic of Egypt,
The Czech Republic, The Islamic Republic of Pakistan, The Republic of Italy, The United
Republic of Tanzania, The Republic of Ireland, The Republic of Latvia
Topic: Climate Change and Displacement
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees;
Aware of the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol;
Recognizing the adaptation difficulties among refugees in foreign countries;
Emphasizing the importance of the Paris Agreement on Sustainable Development;
Deeply concerned about the large number of displaced individuals affected by the rapid
changes in the environment;
Recalling its previous annual resolutions on the work of the Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees since its establishment by the General Assembly;
Expressing its appreciation for the leadership shown by the High Commissioner, and
commending the staff of his Office and its partners for the competent, courageous and
dedicated manner in which they discharge their responsibilities;
Bearing in mind the Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG 1 (no poverty), 2 (zero
hunger), 3 (good health and well-being), 4 (quality education), and with great attention to the
13th, which aims to combat climate change and its impacts;
Reaffirming the 1994 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
that made member states act, even without being absolutely sure about climate change, in the
interests of human security;
Recognizing the adaptation difficulties among refugees in foreign countries;
Alarmed by the emission of approximately 50 tons of Carbon Dioxide, worldwide yearly;
1. Calls upon Contracting Parties to work alongside fighting to reduce the emissions of
Carbon Dioxide through the “sector coupling”, that means directing investments to
establish clean and renewable sources of:
a) energy,
b) transportation,
c) industry,
2. Encourages to add the term “Climate Refugee” in the International Law:
a) guaranteeing them their rights,
b) covering all their needs to the adaptation in their new community,
3. Endorses the enhancement of the refugee life conditions by giving them, their basic
needs:
a) providing enough food and water for everybody,
b) making access to health care more affordable,
c) reassuring the refugee safety,
4. Emphasizes the importance on mitigation of climate change in a way to prevent
displacement caused by extreme weather events by:
a) reducing the levels of CO2 in industrial and energetic sectors,
b) investing in renewables energies,
c) reducing the levels of deforestation,
5. Expresses the importance of implementation of foreign language studies in each
country to seamlessly help refugees learn the language of the host country,
a) refugees are to be given classes on emergency preparedness and the
importance of communication within the local community,
6. Identifies which countries are at a risk of climate disaster and then evaluates the
financial condition of those countries, if the country does not have the funds (lower
than $15,000 per capita GDP), then stronger countries will help funding in the form
of:
a) higher than $30,000 per capita GDP will pay 5% from the needed amount,
b) higher than $40,000 per capita GDP will pay 10% from the needed amount,
c) higher than $70,000 per capita GDP will pay 20% from the needed amount,
d) higher than $90,000 per capita GDP will pay 40% from the needed amount,
7. Recommends countries to lower their taxes on renewable resources aiming to reduce
production and labor costs of clean energy,
8. Confirms the need of reintegration of the refugee into society in order to help them
recover their old life:
a) giving opportunities to study,
i. making it possible for the refugee to build sufficient skills equivalent as a
highly qualified worker and become an active member of society once higher
levels of education have become completed,
b) providing job opportunities,
i. making it possible for the refugees to have an income level higher than the
minimum wage and reattaching them to the labor market,
9. Further invites companies and private sector entities to financially contribute to the
UNHCR, aiming to provide a better life to climate displaced population, and to greener
infrastructure of refugee camps by:
a) Using clean sources of energy, seeking the energy transition of the globalized
world,
b) Ensuring sanitation and hygiene to the refugees, along with education, health
and security,
10. Stresses the importance of every country developing national legal frameworks, which
requires regional authorities to support sectors of the population that suffer with
displacement due to climatic events, whether foreigners or internally displaced,
11.Establishes disaster-proof infrastructures that are energized by sustainable sources that
are planned, constructed, operated in a manner that ensures financial, economical and
environmental sustainability,
12. Further requests a wider disruption of CARE packages to a larger number of refugee
camps and to increase the amount of emergency and school supplies and also cooking tools to
the internally displaced people within a country’s borders and to people who are currently at a
different host country,
13. Further recommends all countries that have not yet signed the Paris Agreement to sign
it and that those which are already contracting parties work more actively regarding its
clauses.
