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Forced Displacement : the human face of climate change

November 28, 2023
Related topics: 
Commodities & Energy
Energy transition and Renewables
Climate change and biodiversity

Policy Center for the New South will be present in COP28 along strategic partners: FNF-Madrid Office and Union for the Mediterranean to uncover the harsh realities faced by communities as they grapple with environmental shifts, through presenting the paper: Climate change and migration Understanding factors, developing opportunities in the Sahel Zone, West Africa and the Maghreb Join us in understanding the interconnectedness of climate change and displacement and the crucial role played by international efforts to mitigate these challenges. #ClimateAction #COP28 #DisplacementAwareness.

Speakers
Amal El Ouassif
International Relations Specialist
Amal El Ouassif is an International Relations Specialist  at the Policy Center for the New South. Prior to this, she worked as a program coordinator at the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and served as a consultant in development policies with the office of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in Morocco. She is also a former bluebook trainee in the Directorate General of Employment Social Affairs and Inclusion in the European Commission in Brussels. Amal has a Master of Art in EU’s International Relations and Diplomacy Studies, from the College of Europe in Bruges and a Master in Development Studies from UPMF-Grenoble. Her area of interest include Africa- Europe cooperation and migration. ...

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