BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN
TZID:America/Detroit
X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:32663@arabamerica.com
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240502T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240502T193000
DTSTAMP:20240410T035543Z
URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/climate-change-and-displacement-in-
 the-mena/
SUMMARY:Climate Change and Displacement in the MENA
DESCRIPTION:About this event\n2 hours\nClimate change and environmental dis
 asters are increasingly becoming drivers of migration around the world. Wh
 ile some are forced to cross international borders\, most people displaced
  by climate change find refuge within their own countries. By 2050\, up to
  216 million people could be forced to move within their countries due to 
 the gradual impacts of climate change\, such as water scarcity\, lower cro
 p productivity\, and rising sea levels. The Middle East and North Africa (
 MENA) region is one of the driest and most water-scarce places in the worl
 d\, making it particularly vulnerable to the effects of changing climate.\
 n\nOn May 2\, the Women’s Rights\, Human Rights\, and Refugees Program w
 ill host a free\, public event on the relationship between climate change 
 and migration in the MENA region. Panelists will discuss how climate chang
 e impacts are affecting livelihoods and fueling displacement in the region
 . They will also draw parallels between the Middle East\, other world regi
 ons\, and the United States.\n\nThe event will mark the launch of a new se
 ries of policy briefs from the Baker Institute on climate-induced displace
 ment in the Middle East and North Africa. The series\, which explores topi
 cs ranging from gender-specific vulnerability to legal protections for int
 ernally displaced people\, is the culmination of a fall 2023 workshop cond
 ucted by the Baker Institute Women’s Rights\, Human Rights\, and Refugee
 s Program in collaboration with the Lebanese American University’s Insti
 tute for Migration Studies in Beirut.\n\n&nbsp\;
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2
 024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-09-at-11.54.09-PM.png
LOCATION:Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy\, 6100 Main St
 reet \, Houston\, TX\, 77005\, United States
GEO:29.71661;-95.402619
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=6100 Main Street \, Houston
 \, TX\, 77005\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rice University's
  Baker Institute for Public Policy:geo:29.71661,-95.402619
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Detroit
X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
DTSTART:20240310T030000
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
END:DAYLIGHT
END:VTIMEZONE
END:VCALENDAR