Climate, Refugees, and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Session Submission Type: Created Panel

Session Description

The relationship among climate change, displacement, refugees, and development is understudied within the context of Sub-Saharan Africa. This panel aims to investigate this and show the similarities and differences across cases. What does Africa show us in terms of commonalities and particularities around migration issues across the world?

Sub Unit

• Division 52: Migration & Citizenship

Individual Presentations

• Climate Indicators and Migration Intentions: Evidence from Africa - Beth Elise Whitaker, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

• Refugee Camp Unraveling: The Effects of Refugee Settlement on Communal Conflict - Heedo Lee, Yonsei University; SEONG HUN YOO, Yonsei University

• Return Migration and and Local Political Authority - Zara Riaz, Columbia University

Chair

• Jesse Acevedo University of Denver

Discussant

• Kristen Kao University of Gothenburg