Climate change, disasters and displacement: time for a comprehensive approach
Forum sessions
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This session will focus on the EU’s approach to displacement in relation to disasters and climate change. It will build on the March 2021 Communication on the EU's Humanitarian Action and explain how humanitarian action, along with development aid and disaster risk reduction, can better address the issue in a comprehensive manner.
It will bring together the EU and partners to discuss how to strengthen the response before, during and after displacement occurs.
Speakers
Ali AL-JABERI
Professional Moderator and Studio Presenter
António VITORINO
Director GeneralInternational Organization for Migration (IOM)
Paraskevi MICHOU
Director-GeneralEuropean Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
Caroline ROOSE
MEPEuropean Parliament
Andrew HARPER
Special Advisor To The High Commissioner For Climate Action
Runa KHAN
Founder and Executive DirectorNGO Friendship
Atle SOLBERG
Head of the SecretariatPlatform on Disaster Displacement
Martin SEYCHELL
Deputy Director GeneralDirectorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) 