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Expert Group Meeting: A Gender Perspective on Environmental Migration and Disaster Displacement in the Caribbean

Social development
Population and development
5 November 2020|Event
ECLAC - Caribbean

As a subregion extremely vulnerable to extreme weather events and the adverse effects of climate change, the Caribbean is particularly susceptible to disaster displacement and climate migration.

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

  1. 1. Welcome remarks and introduction
  • Moderator: Abdullahi Abdulkadri, Coordinator, Statistics and Social Development Unit (SSDU), ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
  • Diane Quarless, Chief, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
  • Robert Natiello, Regional Coordination Officer for the Caribbean, IOM
  1. 2. Overview and presentation of the study
  • Briana Mawby, Lead Researcher, IOM
  • Cristina Liberati, Climate Adaptation and Migration Specialist
  • Amelia Bleeker, Associate Programme Management Officer, Caribbean Knowledge Management Centre and Gender Focal Point, ECLAC
  • Pablo Escribano, Regional Thematic Specialist on Migration, Environment and Climate Change, IOM
  1. 3. Discussion on presentation and study
  1. 4. Closure of the meeting
  • Amelia Bleeker, Associate Programme Management Officer, CKMC and Gender Focal Point, ECLAC
  • Pablo Escribano, Regional Thematic Specialist on Migration, Environment and Climate Change, IOM

 

 

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