In a digital conference we want to analyze the situation, trends and forecasts for Sub-Saharan Africa: What needs to be done to reduce the effects of climate change for people, how to strengthen their resilience? Aiming at putting attention on the needs of migrants as well as the people left behind, we want to discuss efforts in Africa and Europe’s agenda in the cooperation with Africa in order to support an exchange for a holistic and humanitarian strategy on climate change induced migration.

Watch the webinar here. 

Keynote: Michelle Muntefering, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office, Germany 

Speakers:

• Dina Ionesco, Head of Migration, Environment and Climate Change Division, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Switzerland 
• Yvonee Aki Sawyerr, Mayor of Freetown, Member of Leadership Board Mayors Migration Council, Sierra Leone
• Member of Parliament Sierra Leone, former United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All, Sierra Leone

Moderator: Christine Mhundwa, Journalist at Deutsche Welle (DW)