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UNU-EHS and EACH-FOR co-organise the International Conference on Environment, Forced Migration and Social Vulnerability (EFMSV)

In cooperation with UNU-EHS the project on Environmental Change and Forced Migration Scenarios (EACH-FOR ) will be hosting the International Conference on Environment, Forced Migration and Social Vulnerability (EFMSV) from 9-11 October 2008 in Bonn, Germany.

The conference will focus on the linkages between environmental change, migration and factors of social vulnerability, particularly specific topics and themes such as:

  • Environmental drivers of migration;
  • Geographical distribution and trends in vulnerability and migration;
  • Assessment of migratory fluxes due to environmental drivers;
  • Migration as a coping strategy in the face of vulnerability;
  • Temporary and permanent migration due to environmental drivers; and
  • Recognition of and assistance to environmentally displaced persons.

The EFMSV-Conference's goal is to bring together experts of multiple disciplines, dealing with the pressing issues of environmental change, migration and social vulnerability, in order to share knowledge, identify gaps and seek solutions. About 400 delegates from research, politics, NGOs, administrations, and the private sector as well as students are expected to participate The international conference will feature case studies, scenarios, and an analysis of the major outcomes of the two year long EACH-FOR project:

For more information please visit www.efmsv2008.org