Programme

2nd meeting of the Permanent group on Immigration and Integration:

Climate migration: where to next?

Tuesday, 10 September from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. hybrid conference via interactio in room VMA22

09.30 a.m. - 10.00 a.m. | Testing possibility for the Interactio tool

10.00 a.m. - 10.10 a.m. | Welcome and introduction

• Cristian Pîrvulescu, President of the Permanent Group on Immigration and Integration (IMI) of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

10.10 a.m. - 11.25 a.m. | Panel I - Where are we ? Current trends of climate migration and prediction

Moderator: Cristian Pîrvulescu

• Christoph Deuster, Scientific Officer, Demography and Migration, DG Joint Research Centre, European Commission 
• Susanne Melde, Global Thematic Specialist Climate Action, IOM Climate Action Europe 
• Fahmida Miah, Programme Manager, Climate Outreach, Climate and Migration Coalition
• Raffaella Greco Tonegutti,Lead expert Migration and Development, ENABEL, Development Agency of the Belgian Federal Government
• Miriam Cullen, Professor, Nordic Network on Climate Related Displacement and Mobility – University of Copenhagen 

Q&A

11.25 a.m. - 11.35 a.m. | Coffee break

11.35 a.m. - 12.50 p.m. | Panel II - How can the EU prepare for and accommodate climate migration? 

Moderator: Arnaud Schwartz, member of the EESC ad hoc group (AHG) on the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP)

• Francesco Luciani, Head of Unit, Migration and Forced Displacement, DG for International Partnerships, European Commission 
• François Gemenne, Director, Hugo Observatory: Environment, Migration, Politics, University of Liège (tbc)
• Helena Hahn, European Policy Centre 
• Florien van Weerelt, Human Rights Lawyer

Q&A

12.50 p.m. - 01.00 p.m. | Closing remarks

• Arnaud Schwartz, Member of AHG on COP
• Cristian Pîrvulescu, PG IMI President

Interpretation requested from Spanish, English, French, Bulgarian and Italian into Spanish, English, French, Bulgarian and Italian