HABITABLE Final Conference

Chaired by Harald Sterly, University of Vienna

·       Ageing in (Un)Habitability: Role of Environment Perception and Place Attachment in Coping and Adaptation Strategies on the Example of Slums in Nairobi and Dhaka – Chulek Magdalena, University of Warsaw, Poland

·       Percetions of Environmental and Socioeconomic Factors in Migration Decision-Making: A Cross-Cultural Study – Bamidele Seun, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria

·       Egyptian Fishermen on the Move: Between Nile Delta Villages and Kuwait City. A Multisite Ethnography in a Time of Climate and Environmental Crisis – Bonnefoi Florian, University of Poitiers / CEDEJ / ICM, France

·       Perceptions and Pastoralists Mobility in Northern Ghana – Alhassan Abdul Ganiyu, SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Ghana

·       Invisible Drivers: Understanding the Importance of Causal Cascades Behind Migration Decision-Making in Ghana, Kenya, and Ethiopia – Reckien Diana, University of Twente, Netherlands

Chaired by Sarah Redicker, University of Exeter

·       (Im)mobility and Irrigation-Based Poverty Traps in the Nepali Terai – Adhikari Roshan, Nottingham Trent University, UK

·       Predicting Environmental Migration in Ethiopia: A Multivariate Approach to Slow-Onset Hydroclimatic Stressors – Wolde Sinafekesh Girma, Politecnico di Milano

·       Abandoned Farming Lands: Coping Strategies and Food Insecurity Among Smallholder Farmers in Kwahu Afram Plains North District – Woledzi Delali Freedman, University of Ghana

·       Unpacking Methodological Caveats to Monitoring Climate-Induced Displacements – Housset Thannaletchimy, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Switzerland

·       Decision Support Tool: Understanding and Forecasting Current Anomalies in the Senegalese Upwelling – SANE Badara, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Senegal

Chaired by Pierfrancesco Breccia, Sapienza University of Rome

·       Climate Migration in an Era of Permacrisis: Theoretical Perspectives, International Frameworks, and Policy Solutions – Saraiva Filipa, University of Coimbra & Center for Social Studies, Portugal

·       The hand of capital holds the pen of climate change: A study of habitability shaping labour migration from the Sundarbans in the context of climate change – Shairaj Afrin, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

·       Good practice for implementing policies addressing climate-related migration – Wright-O’Kelly Emily, adelphi, Germany

·       Climate Mobility,Habitability and the Human Rights-Based Approach – Gianfranco Nucera, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

·       Climate Change and Human Mobility: International Insights for a Resilient EU – Ampudia Sergio, UNESCO

Chaired by Chiara Scissa, Istituto Affari Internazionali

·       Assessing the Interplay Between Natural Hazards and Political Instability on Migration Decisions: Global Analysis – Petrova Kristina, Potsdam Research Institute for Climate Impact (PIK), Germany

·       Examining the Presence of Social Tipping Points in Climate-Related Migration: Evidence from East and West Africa – Franco Gavonel Maria, University of York, United Kingdom

·       Temporary Migration Response to Climate Variability: New Evidence from Three Years of Mobile Phone Data in Senegal – Gubert Flore, Institut de Recherche et de Développement, Senegal

·       Rethinking Habitability from Ordinary Experience in Kenya – Nicolle Hervé, Samuel Hall, Kenya

·       Determining the Duration of Disaster Displacement: Insights from Natural Language Processing – Desai Bina, IDMC, Switzerland

·       CLIMB: Transformative Solutions for Climate-Induced Migration and Resilience – Ndatabaye Sapiens, University of Salzburg, Austria

Chaired by Florian Debève, Liège University

·       Uninhabitability as an Emerging Norm in Climate Change Adaptation – Casaglia Anna, University of Trento, Italy

·       Exploring Migration, Habitability, and Climate Change in the Future – Scenarios for Africa and Asia – Wright-O’Kelly Emily, adelphi, Germany

·       (Un)inhabitability: Grounding the Debate in the Case of Barbuda – Colla Francesca, University of Trento, Italy

·       A War Against Climate Change: Adapting the Notion of Persecution to Climate Change-Induced Migration – Keckhut Nikolas, Paris Panthéon Sorbonne, France

Chaired by Diana Reckien, University of Twente

·       Making the Concept of Habitability Work for Climate Resilient and Just Development – Sterly Harlad, University of Vienna, Austria

·       Climate Change and Migration in Eastern Himalayas – Firdos Sohel, Sikkim University, India

·       Natural Disasters and Coping Mechanisms – Kharb Aditi, University College Dublin, Ireland

·       Environmental Justice: A Content Analysis of Room for the River in OVERDIEPSE Polder, Netherlands – Behroozi Nobar Roza, International Hellenic University & Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

·       The Role of Migration Among Household and Community-Based Coping Strategies – Lessons from HABITABLE – Dr. Blocher Julia, Potsdam Research Institute on Climate Impact

Chaired by Dr. Julia Blocher, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) 

·       Refugee Entrepreneurship Challenges in the Host Country: The Case of DRC and Somali Women Refugees in Nairobi, Kenya – Daouda Labot Youssoufou, Moi University, Kenya

·       How Much Pressure Is Too Much Pressure? The Environmental Impact of the Refugee Camps and Displaced People Settlements – Teobaldelli Maurizio, ARCADIA SIT srl, Italy

·       Communication, Migration and Vulnerability: The Perils of Refugees in Kenya – Anyonje Lydia, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya

·       Examining Climate Change Impacts on Displaced People in the Americas – Neusner Julia, International Refugee Assistance Project

Chaired by Sarah Redicker, University of Exeter

·       Gendered Realities of Climate Change Enhanced Human (Im)Mobility: Insights from Indigenous Populations in Sub-Saharan Africa – Inyama Joseph, Radboud University, Netherlands

·       Climate Change, Gender, Cares and Migration in Buenos Aires, Argentina – Nejamkis Lucila, Conicet University of San Martin, Buenos Aires, Argentina

·       Interactions Between Adaptive Capacity, Gender, and Migration in Adaptation to Climate Shocks – Redicker Sarah, University of Exeter, United Kingdom

·       Migration Decision-Making as a Gendered Process? A Comparative Analysis of Intersectional Group Perceptions from Ghana, Kenya, and Ethiopia – Reckien Diana, University of Twente, Netherlands

·       Empowering Climate Mobilities: A Feminist Justice Framework – Vigil Sara, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Thailand

Chaired by Subhakanta Mohapatra (IGNOU) Delhi, India

·       Assessing the Impact of Climate Extreme Events and Conflicts on Internal Displacement in Burkina Faso – Adzavin Koffi Doh David, WASCAL (West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use)

·       Displacement Dynamics in Liptako-Gourma: Impact on Cereal Prices in Host Communities. A Difference-in-Difference Analysis – Belli Anna, Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT, Italy

·       Addressing Climate-Induced Internal Displacement Along the UK’s Coasts – Hudson Ben, University of Exeter, United Kingdom

·       Navigating Complexity: Challenges in Planned Relocation Governance in India – Ranjit Nihal, Indian Institute for Human Settlements 

Chaired by Shairaj Afrin, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

·       Climate Crisis and the Global North-South Debate: Navigating the Divide Through Climate Risk, Justice, and Migration – Hasan Ateka, Jamia Millia Islamia University, India

·       The Story of Masdar: ‘Sustainable Development’ for Migrant Justice? – Atique Asma, Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants, Canada

·       Litigation as a Strategy of Protection for Climate Migrants – Rezeau-Merah Mandy

·       Creating Sustainable Futures: Regional Cooperation and Development in the Bengal Delta – Ali Khan Bushra, King’s College London, UK

·       Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change in Africa – Osigai Etepesit, Youth Sounding Board of the European Union in Uganda

Chaired by Gianfranco Nucera, Sapienza University of Rome

·       Tackling Climate Migration and Human Rights in Tandem: Legal and Policy Options – Pierfrancesco Breccia, Sapienza University of Rome

·       Navigating Climate-Induced Migration: Gaps and Opportunities in National Policies and Legal Frameworks – Lessons from HABITABLE – Serraglio Diogo, Potsdam Research Institute on Climate Impact

·       Perceptions of Uninhabitability in the Assessment of Asylum Courts: Between Individual Vulnerability and State Responsibility – Scissa Chiara, Istituto Affari Internazionali

·       Adapting Policy in a Complex and Changing Climate: A South African Interdisciplinary Perspective – Samantha Culloch-Jones, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

·       Governance Obstacles to the Strategic Resettlement of U.S. Coastal Communities Threatened by Sea Level Rise: A Case Study of Monroe County, Florida, U.S. – ADHIKARI, Jason, Alfa

Chaired by Harald Sterly, Vienna University

·       Linking Climate In/Security, Socioeconomic Vulnerabilities, and Illegal Migration to South Africa: Evidence from Undocumented Zimbabwean Migrants Living in Yeoville and Hillbrow, Johannesburg, South Africa – Makanda Joseph, Alliance Bioversity-CIAT, South Africa

·       Climate-Induced Vulnerabilities and Forced Migration: The Struggles of Small-Scale Fishermen on Hatiya Island – Suza Ma, Wageningen University, Netherlands

·       Livelihood Integration Practices as New Forms of Spatial Conflict in Lagos – Roberts Rebecca, Technical University of Berlin, Germany

·       Hierarchies of Access, Differentiated Vulnerability, and Climate Mobility in Rural Ethiopia – Tadesse Adane Alemayehu, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

·       Climate Change, Trapped Population, and Geographies of Immobility: Coping and Adaptation in Two Different Socio-Ecological Settings in India – Mohapatra Subhakanta, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), India