We are pleased to announce that Prof. Stefan Sommer from Northern Arizona University will talk on May 8 on a coming underassessed challenge, the forced displacement of tens of millions in the global south under the ravages of climate change. Smaller climate pressures like rising temperatures have already lead to large numbers of climate migrants and larger climate pressures are now also leading to more and more climate refugees. In 2021, 36 million people fled their homes because of climate disasters like drought, flooding, storms, sea level rise, and wildfires. The World Bank projects that there will be 216 million climate refugees per year by 2050. Current pressures and future projections will be discussed.

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Prof. STEFAN SOMMER, Ph.D., is Science Communicator, film producer, author, and public speaker. He is a Founding Board member and speaker for the Northern Arizona Climate Change Alliance (Nazcca.org), and Founding Board member and speaker for NAU’s Sustainable Ambassadors Program. He is an Affiliate in NAU’s Department of Biological Sciences and Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes, with expertise in community ecology, sustainability, climate change, and education outreach. Sommer writes for the Arizona Daily Sun as author of the column “Spotlight on Climate” and served as executive producer of four award-winning PBS documentaries on biodiversity and habitat conservation.

The moderator for this talk is Jesús Roberto Juárez. Jesus has a  law degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, was extraordinary student for Research at the University of Salamanca, Spain, and the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain. He is an Active participant in national and international forums on Sustainability, Climate Change, Human Rights, and Sustainable Development focused on Business and Governments. He is a Senior Researcher of Sustainability and Law at the "Virtual Laboratory of Law and Sustainable Development. He was a country Delegate for COP26.

Climate Refugees: Now and in our Future –