All sessions will take place at “Høyres Hus”, situated at Stortingsgata 20.

Sunday June 5

10:00-18:00

All participants are invited to visit the exhibition at The Nobel Peace Center.

Free entrance when delivering the invitation sent by email

15:00-21:00

Registration desk is open at the Conference Center, Høyres Hus

19:00-20:30

Welcome reception at Oslo City Hall

Host: Mr. Fabian Stang, Mayor of Oslo

Monday June 6

Session 1: Opening session

Chair: Ms. Margareta Wahlström, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction.

08:00

Registration desk open. Coffee/tea served

Slide show photo exhibition Rune Eraker

08:45

All must be seated prior to the arrival of Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess Mette-Marit

09:00-09:02

Welcome and introduction of Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess Mette-Marit

Ms. Margareta Wahlström, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction

09:02-09:10

Formal opening address

Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess Mette-Marit

09:10-09:18

Opening address by Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway

09:18-09:26

Opening address by Mr. Erik Solheim

Minister of the Environment and International Development, Norway

09:30-09:45

Address by Dr. Antonio Guterres

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

09:45-10:00

Address by Dr. Rajendra Kumar Pachauri

Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC

10:00-10:15

Coffee break

Session II: CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED DRIVERS OF DISPLACEMENT
Objective of session: To provide status of knowledge and understanding of current and projected climate change, and its likely consequences for displacement.

Chair: Mr. Harald Dovland, former Head of the Norwegian Delegation to the Climate Change Negotiations, vice-chair of conference.

10:15-10:35

Impacts of Global Warming on Humanity and Nature.

Dr. James Hansen, Head of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Adjunct Professor at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University

10:35-10:55

Managing the Security Risks of Climate change in the 21PP^stPP century

Dr. Jay Gulledge, Senior Scientist and Director for Science and Impacts at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change

10:55-11:15

Climate induced population displacement in a +4⁰C World

Dr. Francois Gemenne, Research Fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations

11:15-11:25

Short Q&A

11:25-11:30

Introduction to Parallel sessions, Case studies

Ms. Margareta Wahlström, Chair

11:30-12:30

Lunch

Session III: PARALLEL SESSIONS, CASE STUDIES
Objective of session: Present cases which span the geographic and thematic diversity of the issue. Discuss key issues of where measures work and where they don’t, and why, as to provide recommendations for action.

Moderator:

Parallel A
Dr. Koko Warner

Parallel B
Dr. Jay Gulledge

Parallel C

Ms. Madeleen Helmer

12:30-12.50

Displacement or Adaptation? Climate Change and Migration in Mexico
Dr. Patricia Romero-Lankao,

Head of the Resilient and Sustainable Cities theme at the Science and Applications Program, National Center for Atmospheric Research

Climate change impacts and adaptation in Cuba
M.Sc. Ida Inés Pedroso Herrera,

Researcher at the Department of Environmental Geology, Geophysics and Risks, La Habana, Cuba

Climate Change and Protection in Pakistan. Experiences and responses during Pakistan 2010 Flood

Ms. Cat Jones,
Protection and Advocacy Advisor Norwegian Refugee Council Pakistan and
Ms. Michelle Yonetani,
Senior Advisor- Natural Disasters at the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre

12:50-13.10

Tuvalu, a laboratory of climate change?

Dr. Francois Gemenne,
Research fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations

Resettlement as adaptation –

case study Mekong Delta Vietnam – stabilization or destabilization

PD. Dr. Ing. Jörn Birkmann,

Head of the vulnerability assessment, risk management and adaptive planning section at the United Nations University, Institute for Environment and Human Security

Climate events and migration in Ecuador: Consequences of the extreme 1997-1998 El Niño event

Dr. Oscar Alvarez Gila,

Center for Basque Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno

13:10-13.30

Climate change impacts and adaptation needs in Africa Dr. Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC

Climate change, migration and security for a new 21st century foreign policy

Michael Werz,
Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress and

Laura Conley,

Research Associate at the Center for American Progress.

Consequences of desertification and land degradation for migration in Niger

Dr. Tamer Afifi,

Associate Academic officer in the Environmental Migration, Social Vulnerability and Adaptation section of the United Nations University, Institute for Environment and Human Security

13:30-13.50

Global Change – Local impact, displacement, adaptation and change of livelihoods in Inuit Nunaat

Mr. Aqqaluk Lynge,

Chair Inuit Circumpolar Council

Climate change impacts and responses in Bangladesh
Dr. Atiq Rahman,

Executive Director Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies

Conflict and drought in Somalia

Mr. Vikram Kolmannskog,

Independent Adviser and Scholar, Norwegian Refugee Council

13:50-14:15

Short Q&A

14:15-14:45

Coffee break

Session IV: RESILIENCE BUILDING AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION I

Climate change adaption and disaster risk reduction
Objective of session: Discuss current status and way forward of policy frameworks to increase resilience to climate change and displacement. Prevention of forced displacement, institutional and rights based approaches.

Chair and moderator: Mr. Harald Dovland, short introduction

14:45-15:00

Climate smart disaster risk management

Dr. Atiq Rahman, Executive Director Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies

15:00-15:15

A human rights-based approach to resilience building

Prof. Walter Kälin, University of Bern and former Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons

15:15-15:30

Adaptation under the UNFCCC process: What can the Cancun Adaptation Framework offer?

Dr. Koko Warner, Head of the Environmental Migration, Social Vulnerability and Adaptation Section at the United Nations University Institute for Environmental and Human Security

15:30-17:00

Panel intro and debate, 3 minutes introductory comments per panellist

Panel also consists of speakers of this session

Ms. Margareta Wahlström
United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction

Mr. Bart W. Édes

Director Poverty Reduction, Gender and Social Development Division, Asian Development Bank

Mr. Neil Buhne

Director of Geneva Liaison Office of the United Nations Development Programme’s Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery
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Director Department of International Cooperation and Partnerships, International Organization for Migration

17:00

End of Day 1.

DINNER ARRANGEMENT

Host: Mr. Erik Solheim, Minister of Environment and International Development.

18:00

Guided walk from the conference hotels (Hotel Continental, Rica Victoria Hotel, P-Hotels and Thon Hotel Munch) to “Rådhusbrygge 2” where the boats will depart

18:30

Boat departure from “Rådhusbrygge 2”

to The Fram Museum

Please be on time

19:00-21:30

Dinner at the Museum

Aperitif, Tapas Buffet and drinks

21:30

First boat departs from Fram to

“Rådhusbrygge 2”

22:00

Last boat departs from Fram to

“Rådhusbrygge 2”

Tuesday June 7

Session V: RESILIENCE BUILDING AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION II

Chair: Ms. Margareta Wahlström, short introduction

08:30-08:45

Address by Dr. Kristalina I. Georgieva

European Commissioner for Internal Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response

Disaster preparedness and early warning
Objective of session: Discuss the analysis and type of information that should be included into early warning systems, specifically information that can inform preparedness for displacement situations, and recommend actions for achieving this.

Moderator: Dr. Patricia Romero-Lankao, Head of the Resilient and Sustainable Cities theme at the Science and Applications Program, National Center for Atmospheric Research.

08:45-09:05

Climate knowledge for action: A global framework for climate service

Mr. Jan Egeland, Director Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Co-chair High Level Task Force for Global Climate Service

09:05-09:25

From Early Warning to Early Action

Ms. Madeleen Helmer, Head of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre

09:25-10:15

Panel intro and debate, 3 minutes introductory comments per panellist

Panel also consists of speakers of this session

Mr. Dao Xuan Hoc

Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam

Mr. Richard Choularton

Senior policy officer, Office for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction, World Food Programme

Mr. Oddvar Hesjedal

Executive Vice President and Head of People Development at Telenor Group.

10:15-10:45

Coffee break

Session VI: RESPONSE AND PROTECTION STRATEGIES
Chair: Ms. Margareta Wahlström, short introduction

Filling the gaps in the protection regime
Objective of session: Discuss how international protection regimes cater for the protection of people displaced by climate-related disasters and what can be done to enhance protection.

Moderator: Prof. Roger Zetter, Director of the Refugee Study Centre, University of Oxford.

10:45-11:00

Human rights-based approach to protection of environmentally displaced persons

Dr. Chaloka Beyani, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced People

11:00-11:15

Can protection of environmentally displaced persons be found in existing protection regimes? What are the next steps, from a protection perspective?

Dr. Volker Türk, Director of the Division of International Protection, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

11:15-11:30

How to address the protection gap – ways forward

Prof. Jane McAdam, Director International Refugee and Migration Law Project, University of New South Wales, Sydney

11:30-12:15

Panel intro and debate, 3 minutes introductory comments per panellist

Panel also consists of speakers of this session

Ms. Elisabeth Rasmusson
Secretary General of Norwegian Refugee Council

Mr. Rolf Einar Fife

Director General, Legal Affairs Department, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

12:15-13:45

Lunch

Adapting humanitarian disaster response to climate-induced displacement
Objective of session: Analyzing capacity needs for humanitarian response and recommend measures to be taken to ensure appropriate capacity at all levels.

Moderator: Mr. Jan Egeland Director Norwegian Institute of International Affairs.

13:45-14:05

Building appropriate humanitarian response capacities to climate induced displacement

Ms. Kelly David,Head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ Regional Office of Southern and Eastern Africa

14:05-14:25

Climate change: How to ensure national level response capacities? Uganda as a case

Prof. Tarsis Kabwegyere, Former Minister of Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Uganda

14:25-14:45

Impact of climate change on humanitarian response systems

Mr. Louis-Georges Arsenault, Director, Office of Emergency Programmes, UNICEF

14:45-15:30

Panel intro and debate, 3 minutes introductory comments per panellist

Panel also consists of speakers of this session

Ms. Katiuscia Fara

Senior Officer Climate Change Adaptation, Community preparedness and Disaster Risk Reduction, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Ms. Amelia Kyazze

Head of Conflict and Humanitarian Policy Department, Save the Children UK

15:30-15:35

Break

Session VII: CLOSING SESSION

15:35-15:55

Chairs summary

Ms. Margareta Wahlström, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction

15:55-16:00

Closing remark

All sessions will take place at “Høyres Hus”, situated at Stortingsgata 20.

Sunday June 5

Monday June 6

Session 1: Opening session

Chair: Ms. Margareta Wahlström, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction.

Session III: PARALLEL SESSIONS, CASE STUDIESObjective of session: Present cases which span the geographic and thematic diversity of the issue. Discuss key issues of where measures work and where they don’t, and why, as to provide recommendations for action.

DINNER ARRANGEMENT

Host: Mr. Erik Solheim, Minister of Environment and International Development.

Tuesday June 7

Session V: RESILIENCE BUILDING AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION II

Chair: Ms. Margareta Wahlström, short introduction

Session III: PARALLEL SESSIONS, CASE STUDIES
Objective of session: Present cases which span the geographic and thematic diversity of the issue. Discuss key issues of where measures work and where they don’t, and why, as to provide recommendations for action.