A MBC event that you may be interest in….

Many small island states in the Pacific are faced with the frightening prospect of being inundated. Where will they go? What can neighbours like New Zealand do? What are the long term solutions? These are critical political and humanitarian questions of our time in our part of the world.

 Distinguished panellists

Dr Megan Woods (New Zealand government minister)

Mr Lopeti Senituli (Tongan government representative)

Dr Iati Iati (Political scientist, University of Otago)Darren Brunk (Humanitarian specialist, Oxfam)

Facilitator: Prof Steven Ratuva (University of Canterbury)

The distinguished panel is part of the Macmillan Brown lecture series. Organized by the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies,  University of Canterbury

The discussions will revolve around the Pacific’s and New Zealand’s role in addressing the issue of “climate change migrants,” those who, in the future, might be forced to leave their island homes as a result of climate change. Should countries in the Pacific, including New Zealand change their immigration policies to facilitate climate change migrants? What would/should happen to the “abandoned” “sinking states”?  What are the humanitarian and human security implications of climate change migration? These are just some of the questions to be explored by the distinguished panel.

 

Time: 6pm October 18

Venue: Arts Lecturer theatre 3 (A3), University of Canterbury

 

Refreshments will be served afterwards

 

ALL WELCOME