First Workshop on Climate-Induced Migration and Displacement in MENA June 15-16 2010, Marseille - Program Meetings' location :
Marseille Center for Mediterranean Integration (MCMI) Villa VALMER, 271 Corniche Kennedy, Marseille Phone: 0033 4 91 99 24 56 Ms. Didem Sengoz-Gardès Cell Phone : 0033 6 37 05 00
Tuesday June 15th 14:00
INTRODUCTORY SESSION BY ORGANIZING PARTNERS • Mr. Etienne Viard, Head, Mediterranean & Middle East department, AFD • Mr. Mats Karlsson, Director, Marseille Center for Mediterranean Integration • Mr. Andrea Liverani, The World bank ; Ms. Sarah Lahmani, AFD
14:30-18:00
SESSION 1 - FRAMING THE DEBATE ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND MIGRATION IN THE MENA REGION (FACILIATATED BY SARAH LAHMANI, AFD) • Climate Change and its Adaptation Implications in the MENA Region, Mr. Stéphane Hallegatte, Researcher, CIRED, France • Making Sense of the Climate Change and Mobility Debate, Mr. Frank Laczko, Head of Research, IOM • Impacts of Climate Change on the Arab Countries, Prof. Ibrahim Abdel Gelil Said ABDALLA, Professor, Arab Gulf University, Arab Forum for Environment and Development • Migration Patterns in the MENA Region, Mr. Mehdi LAHLOU, Professor, INSEA, Morocco • Climate Change and Migration Scenarios in the MENA Region, Research Assistant, CARIM, Italy
Ms. Anna Di Bartolomeo,
• Environmentally Induced Migration and Sustainable Development, Mr. Sami Areikat, Sustainable Development Officer, UN • Do Hydro-climatic Hazards Intensify Social Tensions and Conflicts: Introducing the CLICO Project, Ms. Maria Berglund, Researcher, Ecologic Institute, Germany
Wednesday June 16th 9:00-11:30
SESSION 2 – METHODOLOGIES TO FURTHER RESEARCH THE CLIMATE AND MOBILITY INTERACTIONS AND STRENGTHEN THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK OF ANALYSIS (FACILITATED BY THOMAS MELONIO, AFD) • Weather-Related Disasters and International Migration, Mr. Rafael Reuveny, Professor, Indiana University, USA • Linking Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration: A Methodological Overview, Mr. Etienne Piguet, Professor, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland • Researching Climate Change Induced Migration : Beyond the EACH-FOR Project, Mr. Tamer Afifi, Associate Academic Officer, United Nations University-EHS • Foresight Global Environmental Migration Project, Mr. Stephen Bennett, Project Leader, Government Office for Science, UK
• Global Governance to Address Climate Migration, Mr. Siméon De Hey, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium • Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events and International Labor Migration, Mr. Nicola Coniglio, Assistant Professor, University of Bari, Italy • Research Designs for Assessing Climate Induced Migration Dynamics in the MENA Region: The Methodology overview of the WB – RAND – AFD Study on Climate Induced Migration in the MENA, Mr. Quentin Wodon (WB) and Ms. Audra Grant (RAND) 11:30-15:30
SESSION 3 – REGIONAL ANALYSIS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS MOBILITY IMPLICATIONS IN THE MENA REGION (FACILITATED BY QUENTIN WODON, WB) • Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Induced Migration in Coastal and Marine Zones of the Middle East, North Africa and Mediterranean, Ms. Magdalena Muir, Advisory Board Member, Coastal and Marine Union • Climate Change in MENA : Migration in Syria and Egypt, Mr. Asif Niazi, Regional Assessment Officer and Regional Climate Change Adviser, UN World Food Programme, Egypt • Migration and its Impact on Natural Resource Management, Dr. Malika Martini, Social Scientist, ICARDA, Syria • Climate Induced Migration and Sub-Sahara Region : In Search of Shelter, Ms. Almas Haider, Researcher, TU Braunschweig, Germany • Climate Change Induced Displacement in the IGAD Region: Implications for policy and livelihoods, among pastoral communities, Prof. Jamiat Nanteza, Assistant Lecturer, Makerere University, Uganda • Climate-Induced Migration and the Securitization of Borders in the Mediterranean: Conflicting policy directions, Mr. Francois Gemenne, Researcher, Science PO, IDDRI, France • Caught between Climate Induced Migration and European Border Security: Morocco as a Transit State, Mr. Gregory White, Professor, Smith College, USA
16:00-17:45
SESSION 4 – NATIONAL ANALYSIS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS MOBILITY IMPLICATIONS IN THE MENA REGION (FACILITATED BY FRANÇOIS GEMMENNE, IDDRI-SC.PO & AUDRA GRANT, RAND) • The Impact of Climate Change on Migration: The Case of Egypt, Mr. Tarek Abdelhafiz Kotb SHALABY, CDM Department Manager, Climate Change Central Department, Egypt • The Environmentally-Induced Migration (EIM) as Related to Climate Change in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region: A Man-Made Disaster or Natural Phenomenon?", Prof. Dr. Hilmi S. Salem, Palestine Technical University - Kadoorie (PTUK), Palestine • Climate, migration, and remittances in Yemen, Mr. Quentin Wodon, Adviser & Program Manager, WB • Gestion Publique du Changement Climatique et la Désertification de la Plaine de Konya en Turquie, Ms. Gulcin Erdi-Lelandais, Researcher, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Turkey/France • Impacts of Climate Change, Migration and Population Growth in a Multi-ethnic Oasis Environment: The Case of the Biosphere Reserve of South-eastern Moroccan Oasis, Prof. Mohammed Yacoubi, Caddi Ayyad University, Morocco • Climate Change and Its Impacts on Internal and External Migration : The case of Egypt, Dr. Manal ElBatran, Professor of Urban Planning, HBRC, Egypt
17:45-18:00
Closing Remarks