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IBS Conference on Climate Change and Human Migration

Mon,  Nov
27

Event Format

In-Person

Event Date

- (12:00 - 8:00 am UTC)

Event Location

KR

Registration Deadline

The 2017 International conference on IBS Conference on Climate Change and Human Migrationwill be held at the Paradise Hotel in Busan, South Korea from November 27th – December 1st.

The main goal of this conference will be to discuss aspects of climate-induced human migration and to determine how  climate predictions can help assess and mitigate impacts of climate-driven human displacement.

During the first two days of the conference (November 27th – 28th) world-renowned experts will give keynote presentations on:

  • Climate Change, Anthropology, and Human Migration
  • Climate and Civilization
  • Drought and Water Management
  • Climate and Food Security
  • Sea Level Rise and Relocation
  • Climate Justice
  • Archeological Perspectives on Climate-induced Human Migration
  • Climate Prediction and its potential application in Humanitarian Crisis Management

The last three days (November 29th – December 1st) are dedicated to in-depth presentations on these key topics.

The conference is organized by the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), the IBS Center for Climate Physics, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Seoul, the APEC Climate Center, and Pusan National University.

Sponsored by

Institute for Basic Science

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