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Panel discussion
- Wednesday, 09. July 2014 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Save in my calendar
How the EU can lead on climate change and migration
Time to translate research findings into policies (Lunch Debate)
What role can the upcoming Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU, the newly elected European Parliament and the Commission play to advance a new EU migration agenda including a more coherent policy on climate-linked migration? How can research findings best be translated into effective policies? What can be done to enhance information access, best practice exchange and cross-disciplinary cooperation between policymakers?
Speakers:
Koko Warner, Head of the Environmental Migration, Social Vulnerability and Adaptation Section, The United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-‐EHS), IPCC lead author
Monika Mayrhofer, Researcher, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights
Jeppe Kirkeskov Winkel, International Relations Officer, European Commission DG Home Affairs
Barbara Lochbihler, Member of the European Parliament
Moderator:
Bastian Hermisson, Director, Heinrich‐Böll‐Stiftung European Union