Intern – Climate Action; UG

Introduction

Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.

Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants. IOM is committed to ensuring a workplace where all employees can thrive professionally, while working towards harnessing the full potential of migration.

Read more about IOM's workplace culture at IOM workplace culture | International Organization for Migration . The Internship Programme aims at attracting talented students and graduates who have a specific interest in, or whose studies have covered, areas relevant to IOM programmes and activities. Interns must be between 20 and 36 years old and should have less than two years of relevant working experience.

In general, the Internship Programme aims at attracting talented students and graduates who: have a specific interest in, or whose studies have covered, areas relevant to IOM programmes and activities; are holding a scholarship for internship placements in international organizations and/or for whom internship is required to complete their studies; or are sponsored by governmental/non-governmental institutions and/or academia to work in specific areas relevant to both IOM and the sponsor.

are either enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent) or have graduated in the last 12 months. are between 20 and 36 years of age.

Climate change and environmental degradation are profoundly reshaping contemporary migration patterns worldwide in diverse ways. Some people move in reaction to sudden onset events – such as flooding, droughts and extreme weather events that are becoming more frequent, intense, and harmful as a consequence of climate change and of environmental degradation. Slow onset events such as desertification, coastal erosion, sea level rise, ocean acidification, glacial retreat, melting permafrost, ecosystem loss and deforestation also influence directly and indirectly migration decisions.

International Organization for Migration (IOM) promotes a comprehensive, evidence and rights-based approach to migration in the context of climate change and environmental degradation, for the benefit of migrants and societies. IOM understands the links between migration, environment, and climate change through the lens of human security and is committed to put vulnerable people at the centre of its responses. When well managed migration becomes a safe and accessible choice, it can help people adapt to environmental and climate change pressures.

In line with IOM’s Strategic Plan , the Climate Road Map and the Institutional Strategy on Migration, Environment and Climate Change , IOM’s Climate Change programming is informed by the following three broad objectives in managing environmental migration, intervening at each stage of the Migration Cycle.

• “Solutions for people to move” - Managing migration in the context of climate change, environmental degradation, and disasters due to natural hazards.
• “Solutions for people on the move” - Assisting and protecting migrants and displaced persons…