FP Virtual Dialogue: Addressing the Root Causes of Climate Migration

Investing in climate resistant solutions

The climate is changing at an unprecedented pace, with often devastating impacts on communities around the world. Sudden-onset events like storms, droughts, and wildfires are occurring with increased intensity and frequency. At the same time, more gradual changes—including sea level rise, hotter temperatures, salinization, and desertification—are threatening livelihoods and contributing to conflict. By 2050, Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia will generate an estimated 143 million more climate migrants. Worldwide, more than 1 billion people will live in countries with insufficient physical and social infrastructure to withstand climate change.

The scope and scale of human migration driven by environmental factors is already testing the limits of international governance and cooperation. Tackling those threats requires an increased focus on mitigation and adaptation efforts, including climate-resilient approaches to international development. How are organizations using data derived from satellite imagery, climate projections, and historic trends to support risk-informed decisions about economic growth and social development? What is needed to ensure that programs and investments fit community and cultural needs and foster local capacity to confront challenges like changing climate patterns and extreme weather?

Foreign Policy, in partnership with Chemonics, will convene a dialogue to examine the nexus of climate and migration and the role of international development in tackling this urgent aspect of the climate crisis. A panel of experts will discuss how advances in climate modeling and data analysis are shaping the future of global development and how those tools can be applied to mitigate the root causes of climate migration. We will also explore approaches that harness on-the-ground expertise to forecast and manage risks and design mitigation and adaptation strategies that generate local solutions to climate change.

Join the conversation online using the hashtag #MitigatingClimateMigration

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Live stream will begin at 11:00 am EDT.

Speakers

Congressman Joaquin Castro

D-Texas
Joaquin has worked hard to seize the opportunities created by the sacrifices of his grandmother and prior generations. Joaquin graduated with honors from Stanford University in ...
Congressman Joaquin Castro _ Photo
Congressman Joaquin Castro _ Photo

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr

Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE was sworn-in as Mayor of Freetown in May 2018 with a commitment to transform Freetown using an inclusive, data-driven approach to address challenges in th...
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr

Justin Ginnetti

Sr. Officer, Information Management and Risk Analysis, IFRC
Justin Ginnetti is the Senior Officer for Information Management and Risk Analysis at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Prior to joini...
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FP-Justin Ginnetti

Jami Montgomery

Division Chief, Resilient Communities and Systems, USAID Center for Resilience
Jami Montgomery serves as the Division Chief for the Resilient Communities and Systems Division within USAID's Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (RFS), Center fo...
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FP-Jami Montgomery

Reena Ninan

FOUNDER, GOOD TROUBLE PRODUCTIONS
Reena is a television journalist who has worked as a White House correspondent, foreign reporter, and news anchor for ABC, CBS, and Fox News. She has reported around the world ...
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Reena-Ninan-podcast-HERO-women-economic-recovery

Christopher Perine

Director, Corporate Environmental Sustainability, Chemonics
Chris Perine is an environmental management specialist with over 25 years of international experience working on climate change mitigation and adaptation, environmental impact a...
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FP-Christopher Perine

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