As climate change accelerates human mobility, more and more cities serve as migration hotspots. This publication highlights urban approaches to locally owned data management in the Philippines, disaster displacement planning in Kenya, and voluntary, dignified relocation in Somaliland. It offers practical insights for inclusive, gender-responsive and climate-resilient urban governance.

Climate change serves as a threat multiplier, intensifying economic, social, and political conditions that drive migration, especially to urban areas – where over half of displaced people currently live and two-thirds of the world’s total population is expected to live in the next 25 years. With many cities serving as migration hotspots, local authorities are not only at the frontlines of reducing risk and responding to disasters in their own jurisdictions but also receiving people who have been displaced due to natural hazards and the impacts of climate change from neighboring regions. This publication highlights three examples of how cities integrated climate and human mobility in their urban planning: locally owned data management, disaster displacement planning, and voluntary and dignified planned relocation.