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