
Climate change is the defining crisis of our time and disaster displacement one of its most devastating consequences. Entire populations are already suffering the impacts, but vulnerable people living in some of the most fragile and conflict-affected countries are often disproportionately affected.
Opening Greetings: Filippo Celata, Professor of Economic and Political Geography, Governing Council of the Italian Geographical Society
Giuseppe Mistretta, Director for Sub-saharian Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Laurence Hart, Director, Coordination Office for the Mediterranean, IOM
Massimo Pronio, Head of Communication, Representation of the European Commission in Italy
Viviane Clement, Senior Climate Change Specialist, author report “Groundswell Part 2: Acting on Internal Climate Migration”, World Bank (on line)
Musonda Mumba, Director Rome Centre for Sustainable Development Nature, Climate and Energy
Lorenzo Orioli, Environment Office, AICS – Italian Agency for Development Cooperation
Chair: Alfonso Giordano, Professor of Geopolitics, Population and Sustainability, Unicusano and LUISS Guido Carli