Climate Change and Displacement: Issues and Responses
December 7th
@ 6pm-7:30pm EDT via Zoom
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In honor of the UDHR, please join us for a riveting panel discussion on climate change and the global effects of climate-driven displacement and migration. The questions that our speakers will address include:
-What are the causes/drivers of climate change?
-Which populations/groups of people and areas are or will be most affected by climate change?
-How does climate change affect the notion of statehood and citizenship?
-What are the roles of different sectors (public, private, etc.) in addressing climate change and displacement?
-What are the sustainable and durable solutions for people displaced as a result of climate change?
-What can a human rights perspective offer to this issue?
Speakers:
Alex de Sherbinin, PhD, Associate Director for Science Applications and a Senior Research at the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)
Pia Oberoi, PhD, Senior Advisor on Migration and Human Rights for the Asia Pacific Region, OHCHR
Scott Leckie, International Human Rights Lawyer and Director and Founder of Displacement Solutions
Susan F. Martin, PhD, Donald G. Herzberg Professor Emerita of International Migration in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University
Duygu Çiçek, Turkish lawyer and Legal Consultant at the World Bank Legal Vice-Presidency, Environment & International Law Practice Group
Moderator:
George Andreopoulos, PhD, Professor of Political Science, City University of New York and Director, Center for International Human Rights at John Jay College
Organized by the Center for International Human Rights at John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Co-sponsored by the Master of Arts in International Crime and Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice
