Great Decisions: Climate Migration

When:
Thursday, Apr 06, 2023 6:00p -
7:30p

Where:
Boston Public Library: Rabb Lecture Hall
700 Boylston St
Boston, MA 02116

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FREE

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As climate change accelerates and drought and rising sea levels become more common, millions of people in affected regions must uproot themselves and seek safety elsewhere. Who are these affected individuals, and how might the United States aid them, and be affected by the migration?


Join us for a timely discussion of this topic with Dr. Karen Jacobsen, Henry J. Leir Professor in Global Migration at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. The program will feature expert remarks from Dr. Jacobsen, live audience Q&A, and time for networking and discussion with other globally-oriented participants.


This program will happen in-person in the Rabb Lecture Hall of the Boylston Street Building of the Central Library in Copley Square and over Zoom webinar. For in-person attendees, following the main program there will be a reception with refreshments from 7 to 7:30 PM.


For in-person attendance, register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/great-decisions-with-dr-karen-jacobsen-climate-migration-tickets-565295212197.


For online attendance over Zoom webinar, register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5yq2xgKPRDC-qCgNXtOR_w.


Karen Jacobsen is the Henry J. Leir Professor in Global Migration at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and directs the Refugees in Towns Project at the Leir Institute for Migration and Human Security. Professor Jacobsen’s current research explores urban displacement and global migration, with a focus on the livelihoods and financial resilience of migrants and refugees, and on climate- and environment-related mobility. In 2013-2014, she was on leave from Tufts, leading the Joint IDP Profiling Service (JIPS) at United Nations in Geneva. From 2000-2005, she directed the Alchemy Project, which explored the use of microfinance to support people in refugee camps and other displacement settings.


Professor Jacobsen’s Ph.D. in Political Science is from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her areas of expertise include refugee and migration issues, humanitarian assistance in developing countries, urban impact, and climate change and migration. For more biographical information, please visit the event page by WorldBoston.


This program is presented in partnership by World Boston, the Boston Public Library, the Lowell Institute, and the GBH Forum Network.


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