Unstoppable Global Warming: Increasing Climatic Loss, Damage and Human Mobility

15 November 2024

15.00-16.30 AZT

As the world fails to rein in emissions and limit warming to 1.5°C, weather-related disasters are compounding, driving displacement and overwhelming communities. Devastating floods in Spain, monsoons in South Asia, and recurrent cyclones in Bangladesh reveal the human toll of delayed climate action. The upcoming COP29 negotiations are pivotal to addressing the critical gaps in resilience, adaptation, and loss and damage finance to support displaced populations. Speakers will discuss how human mobility can be addressed through the different negotiation streams and will share their demands for action to better support displaced populations through access to sufficient climate finance, capacity building and policy development.

 

Panel discussion

Dr. Emad Adly, General Coordinator, The Arab Network for Environment and Development (RAED)

Dr. Alice Baillat, Policy Adviser, IDMC

Dr. Francois Gemenne, Director of the Hugo Observatory, University of Liege

Ms. Farah Kabir, Country Director, ActionAid Bangladesh

Mr. Saiduzzaman Khan, Program Development and Quality Manager, Danish Refugee Council

 

Moderator: Pr. Ainun Nishat, Professor Emeritus, BRAC University