Climate Change and Human Migration Series: Climate-Induced Displacement and Global Migration (TRN5-E24)
Available Session
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October 03, 2023
Virtual
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm (ET)
English, with interpretation in French
learningevents-evenementsdapprentissage@csps-efpc.gc.ca
Overview
Delivery method
Online
Duration
1.5 hours
Audience
All public servants at all levels
Description
In 2022, an estimated 32 million people globally were displaced by floods, storms, droughts, wildfires and other weather-related disasters, leading to an increase in human migration around the world. The new challenges arising from this growing level of climate-related migration and displacement directly affect public administration at all levels of government.
This first event in the series highlights key facts about the impacts of climate change on human migration and displacement, along with important considerations for public administration and governments when responding to climate change events.
Participants will gain a better understanding of the complex connections between climate change and global migration to assist them with their short- and long-term strategic and operational planning.
Learn more about the Climate Change and Human Migration Series.
Speakers
- Dr. Robert McLeman, Professor, Department of Geography & Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Dr. Hélène Benveniste, Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for the Environment and Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, Harvard University
- Manuel Marques Pereira, Head of Division - Migration, Environment and Climate Change (MECC),International Organization for Migration
Moderator
- Elizabeth Bush, Senior Climate Science Advisor, Climate Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada
