On November 10-11, 2011 the University of New South Wales will host “Climate Change and Migration in the Asia-Pacific: Legal and Policy Responses” at NSW Parliament House in Sydney. This two-day conference will bring together leading international experts, policymakers, and government officials from affected countries to discuss: Conceptualizing climate change-related movement The nature of movement: [...]
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On September 21, 2011, the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague will host the symposium “Climate Change, Conflict, and Migration: The Water Context,” which will serve as a platform to discuss the links between climate change, water stress, migration, and conflict from a human security perspective. The discussion will revolve around capacity building and resilience in hotspots, [...] Researchers’ Workshop on Climate-Induced Migration & Policy Responses to Climate-Induced Migration in Asia and the Pacific: Regional Conference Manila, Philippines, 14 – 16 September 2011 Asia and the Pacific will be amongst the global regions most affected by the impacts of climate change. Countries of the region are particularly vulnerable because of a high degree [...] (chinadialogue) July 11, 2011 - In December 2008, a series of swells coinciding with seasonal high (“king”) tide engulfed the island atoll of Majuro, capital of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. These waves washed out roads and low-lying houses, forced a state of emergency and caused over US$1.5 million [...] The Nansen Conference on Climate Change and Displacement in the 21st Century will convene in Oslo, Norway from Monday, June 6 to Tuesday, June 7, 2011. The meeting is hosted by the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This conference will focus on vulnerability, resilience and capacity for adaptation of communities [...] UNHCR organized an expert roundtable on climate change and displacement, which was held in Bellagio, Italy, from 22 to 25 February 2011, with the support of the Rockefeller Foundation. Main messages to come out of the event included: Displacement is likely to be a significant consequence of global climate change processes of both a rapid [...] |
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