How do we tackle climate-related migration?

What are the causes, consequences and potential responses to climate-related migration? 

Rising temperatures and environmental hazards threaten livelihoods and reduce agricultural productivity. This has direct and indirect consequences for migration and mobility – especially in the Global South.  Yet, which countries and communities are particularly affected by this, and what are the reasons? 

While other forms of migration are recognised by destination countries, why does the legitimacy of climate-related migration remain a subject of debate? What legal and policy frameworks, if any, exist to protect those displaced by climate-related processes and events, and how can the international community address this growing crisis? 

This open seminar is organised by CMI’s Climate Change & Migration initiative, and seminar brings together Bergen-based researchers raising critical questions about the challenges of, and responses to, climate-related migration.       

Seminar Outline: 

1. Linking climate variations and migration: a critical view (Erik Kolstad, NORCE /  Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research) 

2. Field insights:

   Climate (im-)mobility: Mariners and migrants in a Palestinian refugee community, Lebanon (Are John Knudsen, Chr. Michelsen Institute/ Institut Convergences Migrations).

   Climate and migration governance: Narratives from Uganda (Cathrine Talleraas,  Chr. Michelsen Institute)

3. Environmental justice and western accountability on climate mobility (Johannes Servan, UiB) 

4. Q&A 

The event will be moderated by Hanna Geschewski, Doctoral Researcher at Chr. Michelsen Institute.  

You can also join the event online using this link: Launch Meeting - Zoom.

Coffee and croissants will be provided. All are welcome!