Think about Tomorrow, Act Today: The Future of Human Mobility and Climate Change
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Date
03 Oct 2023, 10:00am
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Location
Virtual
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Organizer
IOM Office for West and Central Africa
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WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA DIALOGUE ON MIGRATION
Background
The IOM’s Regional Office for West and Central Africa is organizing a pre-IDM Regional Dialogue, which will serve as a preparatory event for the second session of the 2023 International Dialogue on Migration (IDM) will be held from 5 to 6 October 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland, on the theme “Think about Tomorrow, Act Today: The future of human mobility and climate change”. The purpose of the IDM is to bring together a wide range of stakeholders, including States, United Nations system organizations, civil society, the private sector, youth, and migrants and their communities, to foster multi-level understanding, create opportunities for collaboration on common climate change-related challenges, and identify effective solutions for climate mobility.
The purpose of this dialogue is to highlight the important role played by the governments of West and Central Africa through their commitment to the Ministerial Kampala Declaration on Migration, Environment, and Climate Change (KD-MECC) at the Africa Climate Summit and to foster productive discussions surrounding the implementation of this declaration.
The event is expected to contribute to the following outcomes:
- Highlight the engagement of governments of West and Central Africa through the signature of the Ministerial Kampala Declaration on Migration, Environment and Climate Change (KD-MECC) at the Africa Climate Summit.
- Establish a platform for exchange on the next steps related to the implementation of the KD-MECC
- Collect expectations from the Civil Society regarding the implementation of the KD-MECC.
AGENDA
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10.00-10.15 |
Welcoming remarks Mr. Christopher Gascon, Regional Director, IOM for West and Central Africa
Keynote Address Mr. Jiwoh Abdulai, Honorable Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Republic of Sierra Leone
Master of Ceremony, Ms. Aïssatou Guisse, Chief of Mission, IOM Burkina Faso |
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10.15-10.30 |
What do we know about climate mobility in West and Central Africa? Ms. Hind Aïssaoui Bennani, Migration Environment and Climate Change Specialist, IOM for West and Central Africa |
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10.30-11.40 |
Panel 1- Kampala Declaration on Migration Environment and Climate Change- After the ministerial signature, what’s next? Dr. Iniobong Abiola-Awe, Director, Department of Climate Change, Federal Ministry of Environment, Nigeria Mr. Benon Kayemba, Acting Ambassador, Head of Consular Services, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Uganda Ms. Nadia Owusu, Youth Advocate- Accra, Ghana Mr. Christos Christodoulides, Chief of Mission, IOM Sierra Leone |
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11.40-12.50 |
Panel 2- Toward a whole of society and solution-oriented approach to climate mobility in West and Central Africa- Challenges and opportunities Mr. Moubarak Moukaila, Project Director of the West Africa Alliance on Carbon Markets and Climate Finance, linked to the West African Development Bank- Lomé, Togo Mr. Blamah Jalloh, Coordinator of Réseau Bilital Maroobé, Regional Organization of Pastoralists Ms. Nafissatou Konate, CEO, NAM ENERGY, Burkina Faso Mr. Manuel Marques-Pereira, Head of Migration Environment Climate Change and Risk Reduction Division of the International Organization for Migration |
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12.50-13.00 |
Conclusion remarks- Final word to youth Ms. Nadia Owusu, Youth Advocate- Accra, Ghana |
For any question regarding this event, kindly reach out to Hind AÏSSAOUI BENNANI at haissaoui@iom.int and Aminata NIANE at aniane@iom.int.