Climate Change & Modern Slavery Hub launch

Webinar

The Climate Change & Modern Slavery Hub is an initiative to address the urgent global issue of modern slavery within the context of climate-induced migration. This event will launch the hub and bring together leading experts in climate change, migration and human rights.

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 - 
1-2pm BST (GMT+1)
Online, via Zoom
Register via Eventbrite
Check out the climate change and modern slavery hub
Last updated 18 September 2024



More than 650k Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh since August 2017, fleeing persecution in Myanmar, more than half of them women and girls (Photo: UN Women, via Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)


The intersection of climate change, migration and modern slavery is complex and poorly understood. This knowledge gap results in inadequate policies and programmes to protect vulnerable populations.

The Climate Change & Modern Slavery hub, co-developed by IIED, Anti-Slavery International and Ovibashi Karmi Unnayan Program, brings together existing evidence on these links, aiming to support informed decision-making and reduce vulnerability to all forms of modern slavery in the context of climate change.

The hub was designed to equip policymakers, researchers and practitioners with the knowledge and tools to address this growing crisis. The hub will:Provide a comprehensive knowledge base on the links between climate change, migration and modern slavery
Offer an interactive map and resources for easy access to information
Support policymakers, researchers and practitioners in developing effective strategies
Highlight gaps in current understanding and areas for further research, and
Promote the integration of modern slavery considerations in climate change actions.

This event will provide an opportunity to explore the critical intersections between climate-induced migration and modern slavery, and learn about the new tools for researchers, policymakers and practitioners.
AgendaKeynote speech by Elisa Morgera, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change
Overview of the Climate Change & Modern Slavery Hub
Presentation of the key findings of the hub
Expert panel discussion with representatives from Anti-Slavery International, IIED and OKUP
Question-and-answer session

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Anne Schulthess (anne.schulthess@iied.org), marketing manager, IIED's Communications Group