The task force on displacement and the Warsaw International Mechanism for loss and damage under the UNFCCC

evolution and challenges in the governance of human mobility in the context of climate chance

Autores

  • Vagner Gomes Machado University of Fribourg (Switzerland)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5335/hdtv.26n.1.17823

Palavras-chave:

Environmental migration, Task force on displacement, Climate change

Resumo

Displacement linked to the impacts of climate change has gained prominence within the UNFCCC, particularly through the work of the Task Force on Displacement (TFD) under the Warsaw International Mechanism. This article aims to analyze the institutional evolution, limitations, and contributions of the TFD to the governance of climate-induced human mobility. The study employs a documentary analysis of official UNFCCC reports, TFD action plans, and national climate-planning instruments. It concludes that, although the TFD has advanced in producing technical guidance and expanding its mandate, implementation gaps, limited integration of its recommendations into national policies, and constraints in institutional coherence persist, indicating the need to strengthen coordination mechanisms and ensure continuous updating of knowledge products.

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Biografia do Autor

  • Vagner Gomes Machado, University of Fribourg (Switzerland)

    Postdoctoral Researcher in Law at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland), currently part of the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships program, conducting research activities at the same institution. Holds a PhD and a Master’s degree in Law from the University of Caxias do Sul (UCS), funded by CAPES. Completed a doctoral sandwich internship at the Legal Institute of the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra (Portugal), funded by the PDSE-CAPES scholarship, and a research period as a Visiting Researcher in the PhD Program in Public Policy and Public Administration at Danubius University (Slovakia), funded by the European Union (NextGenerationEU) and the Government of Slovakia. Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law from UCS, with international academic mobility at the University of Coimbra (Portugal) through the PMAI-UCS scholarship. Researcher affiliated with the UNHCR Sérgio Vieira de Mello Chair for Refugees. Member of the Center for Studies and Research in Public and Social Policies at UCS and the Research Group “Critical Environmental Law: Legal Theory, Social Theory and Environment.” Lawyer. E-mail: vgmachado1@gmail.com / Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7160-7465 

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2026-05-11

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v. 26 n. 1 (2026): Dossiê Migração em crise: deslocamentos humanos nas encruzilhadas sociais, econômicas e ambientais

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The task force on displacement and the Warsaw International Mechanism for loss and damage under the UNFCCC: evolution and challenges in the governance of human mobility in the context of climate chance. (2026). Revista História: Debates E Tendências, 26(1), 68-85. https://doi.org/10.5335/hdtv.26n.1.17823