Migration; Climate Change; Free Movement Protocols; West Africa; Environmental Migration; Migration Policy
Disciplines :
Social & behavioral sciences, psychology: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Zickgraf, Caroline ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géographie > Service de géographie rurale (LAPLEC)
Language :
English
Title :
Migration and Free Movement: Opportunities and Knowledge Gaps
Alternative titles :
[en] Belgium
Publication date :
06 May 2021
Event name :
Developing a Research and Policy Agenda for Addressing Displacement and Migration in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change in Africa
Event organizer :
Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, University of New South Wales Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
Invited Panelist to discuss knowledge and gaps on the relationship between free movement policies and protocols, migration and mobility, and climate change and natural disasters in the African context. My intervention focused on West Africa, ECOWAS, and my research on (im)mobility amongst fisher communities.