NPNA’s Climate Justice Collaborative is working to create the transformative changes we need at the intersection of climate and immigration policy. Immigrant communities in the US feel nearly every aspect of the climate crisis as it reshapes our economy, politics, and lives. Climate change is already one of the largest root causes of migration. Three times more people were displaced by weather-related disasters than conflict in 2021. In the United States, immigrant communities are hit first and worst by climate disasters and other impacts but are often left behind in recovery and adaptation. Immigrants also play a significant role in industries essential to preparing for and responding to the impacts of climate change, including the construction and care economy. The collaborative works to build the capacity of our network to engage with the climate crisis and seeks to make immigrant inclusion and migration central pillars of the climate justice movement. Currently the collaborative is focusing on three key strategies:

• Build the capacity of NPNA’s affiliates to engage in climate justice for their communities
• Advocate for immigrants to be centered in local, state, and national climate policy, and
• Develop and popularize new narratives of climate and migration