Wednesday, 9 February at 15.00 Manila/Beijing time (14.00 in Jakarta, 12.30 in Delhi) (ADB.org) Climate-induced migration is receiving more and more attention. In the past year alone, millions of people in Asia and Australia have been displaced by severe weather events linked to climate change, some temporarily and others permanently, giving an indication of what [...]
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In case you missed it, the International Organization for Migration has recently released its annual World Migration Report 2010. The theme of the report is “The Future of Migration: Building Capacities for Change.” Part A covers capacity-building while Part B looks at trends in international migration. IOM has also released an associated background paper on [...] The United Nations Climate Change Conference starts tomorrow in Cancun and runs for two weeks. I am travelling right now where internet is limited so I will try my best keep the blog updated. I will be in Cancun during the second week to attend and cover a few of the related meetings. Below are [...] Next Thursday, August 19, is World Humanitarian Day. This day, celebrated across the world, aims to raise public awareness about humanitarian work provides insight of what it means today to be an aid worker. The 19th of August has been chosen by the United Nations to commemorate the work of humanitarian workers as it marks [...] A new movie on climate change and migration arrived at the 14th annual DocuWeeks called Sun Come Up. You can watch the film between Friday, July 30 and Thursday, August 5 in New York City. Synopsis: Sun Come Up follows the relocation of some of the world’s first “environmental refugees,” the Carteret Islanders – a community [...] The European Science Foundation is hosting a conference on “Environmental Degradation and Conflict: From Vulnerabilities to Capabilities,” December 5-9, 2010 in Bielefeld, Germany. The conference aims to shed light on the complex dynamics of environmentally induced migration and the associated societal processes. Toward this end, they seek to further the interdisciplinary debate and exchange of [...] |
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