The Climate Limbo

Established in 1951, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is the leading inter-governmental organisation in the field of migration, committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. As the UN Migration Agency, IOM works with migrants, governments and non-governmental partners in the international community to provide humane responses to the growing migration challenges of today.IOM UKfocuses its activities on broad programme areas, such as RefugeeResettlement, Integration and Community Cohesion, Countering Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, Diaspora and Development, Migrant Assistance and Migration Policy and Research.

International Organization for Migration (IOM UK)

Climate migration is already a reality around the world.

Somerset House

2019 has once again brought climate change to the fore of political and social discourse. The International Organization for Migration (IOM, The UN Migration Agency) is hosting a special screening of the short film “The Climate Limbo” at Somerset House in London to mark International Migrants Day on 18th of December 2019. The film will be followed by an insightful expert panel discussing the impacts of climate change on migration patterns. Elena Brunello's The Climate Limbo is a 2019 documentary film exploring the connection between climate change and migration. Every year, millions of people are forced to leave their homes due to disasters and climate change.Through the stories of climate migrants, as well as insights from glaciologists, climatologists and immigration lawyers, the film explores the unrecognised concept of ‘climate refugees’ and the ‘limbo’ that climate change is creating between humans and the environment.Agenda:17:45 - Registration18:00 - Opening Remarks – Tauhid Pasha, Senior Programme Coordinator, IOM UK18:05 – Film Screening 18:45 – Panel DiscussionModerator: Minnie Rahman, Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager at the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI)Panellists: <ul><li>Dina Ionesco, Head of the Migration, Environment and Climate Change (MECC) Division at the UN Migration Agency (IOM) </li></ul><ul><li>Alex Randall, Programme Manager at the Climate and Migration Coalition</li></ul><ul><li>Dr Avidan Kent, Senior Lecturer in International Law and Climate Induced Migration, University of East Anglia</li></ul><ul><li>Unnikrishnan Nair, Adviser and Head of Climate Change at the Commonwealth Secretariat </li></ul>This event forms part of IOM UK’s Migration Seminar Series which aims to encourage open discussion, promote good practice and stimulate new thinking about current migration-related issues amongst key stakeholders. The film has been selected by IOM as part of their Global Migration Film Festival (GMFF) and is being shown at various film festivals around the world.Please email mmcdonald@iom.int or call 020 7811 6000 if you have any questions regarding the event.

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