Dialogue explores the plight of environmental refugees

Abstract

On World Refugee Day, 20 June 2017, the Water Research Commission (WRC), with the CSIR, launched a new project at a special dialogue titled, ‘Taking stock of the impact of environmental refugees and climate-induced migration in southern Africa’ . While Dr Harrison Pienaar of the CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment and Dhesigen Naidoo, CEO of the WRC, sketched the background and importance of the new project, Dr Inga Jacobs-Mata of the CSIR provided insight into the objectives of the research. Then the CSIR’s Dr Francois Engelbrecht provided an overview of climate induced migration over southern Africa, followed by Dr George Kuchio of the United Nations Refugee Agency, who provided an international perspective. Dr Brilliant Petja of the WRC presented opportunities in light of climate change. Dr Shafick Adams of the WRC then provided some closing remarks.

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