Jocelyn Perry is the senior advocate and program manager of the climate displacement program at Refugees International. She has over a decade of experience working in advocacy, policymaking, research, and direct service on climate change and with displaced populations. Most recently, Jocelyn managed a research theme on migration, urbanization, and climate change at the University of Pennsylvania’s global public policy hub, connecting research with policymakers and practitioners. She also served as a Fulbright Public Policy Fellow with the Government of Malawi, working for their Department of Refugees and in Dzaleka Refugee Camp.
Jocelyn received her BA in International Relations and Hispanic Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude, and MPhil in International Relations and Politics with Distinction from the University of Cambridge as a Gates Scholar. She is currently completing a part-time Doctorate in Public Policy at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, focusing on stakeholder involvement in municipal climate adaptation planning across the United States.
Cuts to aid programs will have a compounding effect: creating less climate resilience in frontline communities and exacerbating unsafe situations that force people to become refugees.
April 29, 2025
Without direct financial support and resources, refugees are left vulnerable to the worst impacts of climate change.
November 22, 2024
60 refugee leaders from Bidi Bidi and Kiryandongo Refugee Settlements share what they hope Parties accomplish at COP29 in Baku.
November 14, 2024
As COP29 begins, parties must increase support for those experiencing loss and damage due to climate change.
November 8, 2024
Kenya’s national and local governments, donors, and humanitarian agencies can support refugee-led adaptation to climate change.
November 1, 2024
As the second meeting of the Loss and Damages board begins this week, we urge the inclusion of affected communities in the decision-making processes.
July 9, 2024
First, Congress must allocate the $3 billion for international climate adaptation pledged by the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE) annually by 2024. This will support the vast...
February 2, 2024
Displaced people, already bearing the brunt of climate change and leading local responses to it, must be centered in global climate talks.
December 29, 2023
As the United Nations’ Climate Change Conference (COP28) begins in Dubai today, where is Afghanistan?
November 30, 2023
The Climate Displaced Persons Act would ensure a robust commitment by the U.S. government to global climate resilience.
November 17, 2023
