Event
08 Jun 2022

Diaspora Voices: Combating the Climate Crisis

  • Date
    08 Jun 2022, 17:00pm
  • Location
    Online / EDT Time
  • Organizer

    IOM, U.S. Department of State’s Office of Global Partnerships

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“Diaspora Voices” is a collaborative initiative with a new focus on combatting the climate crisis, providing direct engagement between diaspora members and top government officials about challenges directly affecting their communities and creating opportunities to work with the U.S. Department of State to address them.

This event is the first one of a multi-part series aims to address climate change and our oceans, highlighting current efforts by diaspora organizations to mitigate the harmful effects on communities. It will include opening remarks of experts, a panel discussion, and conclude with interactive breakout groups with attendees to facilitate more in-depth conversations ahead of COP27. 

Special remarks:

  • Dorothy McAuliffe, Special Representative for Global Partnership at U.S. Department of State
  • Manuel Marques Pereira, Head of Division for Migration, Environment, Climate Change and Risk Reduction, IOM

Panel:

  • Michaela Macchiavello, Senior Regional Specialist on Labor Mobility and Social Inclusion at IOM
  • Sophia Kianni, Founder and Executive Director Climate Cardinals
  • Angelo Villagomez, Senior Fellow for Indigenous Led-Conservation, Center for American Progress (CAP)
  • Andrea Wilson, Officer, Protecting Life on the High Seas, The Pew Charitable Trusts
  • Chris Stoner, Open Environmental Data Lead, AWS Open Data, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Sue Biniaz, Deputy Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, U.S. Department of State
  • Roberta Roman, Consultant, IOM