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How Can the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus Support Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change on Conflicts and Human Mobility in Africa?
29 Sep 2022, 09:00am
IOM invites you to the IOM-organized virtual TICAD 8 official side event: How can the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus support addressing the impacts of climate change on conflicts and human mobility in Africa?
Aligning with the themes of TICAD 8 "realizing a sustainable and resilient society based on human security" and "building sustainable peace and stability through supporting Africa's own efforts", this side-event provides a platform to deepen an understanding of the linkage between human mobility, climate change and disaster risks in fragile and conflict-affected counties and how the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus (HDPN) approach could be leveraged for addressing the interlinkage and supporting Africa's own efforts for sustainable peace and stability.
Moderator: Ms. Aissata Kane, Senior Regional Advisor for Sub-Saharan Africa, IOM
Opening remarks and Keynote speakers
Ms. Amy Pope, Deputy Director General – Management and Reform, IOM
H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment, the African Union
H.E. Ambassador Ahmed Abdel-Latif, Director-General of the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Hon. Beatrice Atim Anywar, Minister of State for Environment, the Government of Uganda (tbc)
Prof. Paul Tchawa, Secretary General of the Ministry of Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development, the Government of Cameroon
Mr. Livaharimanitra Rajaonarisoa, Cadre d'Appui technique DAPRNE, Point focal SADC du MEDD, the Government of Madagascar
Mr. Ryutaro Murotani, Senior Director / Head of Office of Peacebuilding, Governance and Peacebuilding Department, JICA Headquarters
The event will be available in English with simultaneuos interpretation in Arabic and French.
Read the press release.
Concept note and agenda