fltr: Dr. Thorsten Klose-Zuber (present on behalf of Dr. Ulrich Seidenberger, Chair of the Platform on Disaster Displacement) German Federal Foreign Office; Prof. Dr. Oliver Ruppel, Director of the KAS Climate Policy and Energy Security Programme in sub-saharan Africa and member of the Advisory Committee of the Platform on Disaster Displacement; and Prof. Dr. Walter Kaelin, Envoy of the Chair of the Platform on Disaster Displacement.

The Platform on Disaster Displacement is a state-led process addressing the protection needs of people displaced across borders in the context of disasters and climate change. Currently Germany holds the Chair and Bangladesh acts as the Vice-Chair of the Chairmanship. Several States and the European Union are represented through their Permanent Missions in Geneva. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are also advising in the process as standing invitees.