The Greater Caribbean Climate Mobility Initiative (GCCMI) was launched in 2022 to support the nations in the Greater Caribbean in harnessing the potential of mobility for climate resilient development in the region and coordinating efforts to address climate-forced displacement and migration through comprehensive and locally anchored solutions. By anticipating future climate risks and movements of people, the Initiative seeks to support planning and cooperation to enable positive community transition, create safe climate mobility pathways and protect the rights and dignity of those who are forced to move. 

The GCCMI is a joint effort of the Global Centre for Climate Mobility (GCCM) and the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), in close collaboration with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the World Bank. By building the evidence base, bringing together diverse actors and stakeholders from across the region and beyond, and advancing a common Agenda for Action, the GCCMI works to foster a growing climate mobility ecosystem in the Greater Caribbean and to support the integration of policy action across sectors and levels of governance. In this way, the region can build collective resilience, uphold people’s right to stay, and consolidate sustainable development gains under more severe climatic conditions.

The Global Centre for Climate Mobility (GCCM) is a global partnership at the nexus of climate action and human mobility to enable positive adaptation journeys for people and communities at the frontline of the climate crisis. 

It is hosted at the UN Office for Project Services and advanced by champion countries, UN Agencies, the World Bank, and regional organizations with support from philanthropy, civil society organizations and research institutions.