DEBATABLE: Is migration necessary climate adaptation?
Climate displacement is already here. In developing economies, people exposed to extreme weather are moving to survive. In wealthier nations, insurers are retreating from high-risk areas, leaving residents to confront the rising costs of staying put. Some argue that accepting climate migration as inevitable could drive a coordinated effort to protect the rights and dignity of people on the move. Others warn that it risks legitimizing the abandonment of communities, severing people from their livelihoods, cultural heritage and social networks. And while those with resources may have the freedom to move, others may find themselves in increasingly precarious conditions. Who decides when a place can no longer be saved? And should we be investing in the right to remain?
Moderators:
Sophie Lambin, Founder and CEO, Kite Insights
Rodrigo V Cunha, Founder and CEO, Profile
Speakers:
Dr. Maria Guevara, International Medical Secretary, International Medical Secretary, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Professor Sir Andrew Steer, PhD, Professor in Practice, London School of Economics and Georgetown University
Adélaïde Charlier, Climate Justice Advocate, The Bridge
Ronit Avni, Founder and CEO, Localized
Harjeet Singh, Strategic Advisor and Asia Lead, Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative; Global Convenor, Fill The Fund Campaign
Shana Tabak, Senior Fellow and Director, Climate Mobility, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Marcelo Behar, COP30 Special Envoy for Bioeconomy
Sharan Burrow, Co-Chair, Taskforce on Inequality and Social-Related Financial Disclosures (TISFD)
Ashley Kitisya, Africa Director, Laudato Si’ Movement
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