Salon
Climate Change and Migration in Africa
A Call for Action
Salon: Climate Change and Migration in Africa
April 8, 2021
online / Zoom
Climate change is increasingly driving migration and displacement. While Africa’s contribution to global CO₂ emissions is minimal, the continent is particularly vulnerable to its impact. According to the World Bank, by 2050 up to 86 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa could be forced to relocate within their own countries because of climate change.
What should Europe and Germany do to reduce the impacts of climate change? In December 2020, senior representatives from Africa and Europe met at our conference “Climate Change and Migration: Point of No Return? An African Perspective” to discuss this complex issue. We have since continued the dialogue, focusing on climate-related mobility and concrete commitments to climate action.
In conversation with...
Contact Persons
Gregor Darmer, g.darmer@globalperspectives.org
Salon
Continuous dialogue creates awareness for the urgent questions of our time. In salons, renowned experts open the discussion with our selected guests from business, politics and society.
Related Program
The Commission “A Changing World – Germany and the Global South” presents its recommendations as a basis for addressing key strategic decisions facing Germany today.
The Commission "A Changing World - Germany and the Global South", chaired by Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, presents its first impulses ahead of the German federal elections in 2025.
In the historical context, migration is the norm that should be managed proactively. We discussed driving factors as well as facts vs. misperceptions.
How can Germany's international cooperation become more sustainable? After a year of intensive work, the Commission presented its final report recommendations for discussion.
Climate change is forcing more people in Africa to leave their homes and seek livelihoods elsewhere. We discussed the options available to German policymakers with Christoph Matschie.
As the side event to the annual Ibrahim Governance Weekend, we aim to identify the opportunities to deepen trade and investment relations as well as leveraging private and institutional funding.
Amid shifting global dynamics, investing in Africa’s strengths in renewable energy and climate action is more urgent than ever. The action recommendations of the eighth conference.
Program Archive
Amid shifting global dynamics, investing in Africa’s strengths in renewable energy and climate action is more urgent than ever. The action recommendations of the eighth conference.
How can Germany build strong, sustainable relationships with countries in the Global South that benefit both sides? At HSC 2025, we continued the dialogue on the Commission's recommendations.
At the eighth edition of The Africa Roundtable, we discussed how to rethink and strengthen sustainable finance in Africa through strategic partnerships with Europe.
The Commission “A Changing World – Germany and the Global South” presents its recommendations as a basis for addressing key strategic decisions facing Germany today.
How can Germany's international cooperation become more sustainable? After a year of intensive work, the Commission presented its final report recommendations for discussion.
DPI can help bring large populations online, driving economic growth. We highlighted the range of benefits of this new concept at our follow-up to the seventh edition of The Africa Roundtable.
The Commission "A Changing World - Germany and the Global South", chaired by Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, presents its first impulses ahead of the German federal elections in 2025.
With data emerging as the key driver of future economic power, Africa's digital transformation is critical and urgent. The action recommendations of the seventh conference.
The seventh edition of the Africa Roundtable focused on the importance of digital infrastructure and data sovereignty for the digital revolution on the African continent.