Climighealth

Seasonal School: The climate, migration and health nexus: mechanisms of mitigation, adaptation and loss and damage
2023-09-18 - 2023-09-22 | Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Tweekerkenstraat 2, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
We are excited to announce our Seasonal School for junior and senior doctoral researchers from September 18 to September 22, 2023. It is hosted by Ghent University in collaboration with the University of Antwerp, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and UNU-CRIS.

This seasonal school is a transdisciplinary course on the climate-migration-health nexus. Topics cover understanding the nexus linkages and mechanisms, exploring innovative solutions, and examining governance factors and implications.

Seize the opportunity to enhance your critical thinking and expertise of this highly relevant topic for our society and future world. Interact and network with fellow doctoral researchers, CliMigHealth network partners, and partnering universities’ in-house experts.

Click here for more information and to register for the event.

15th PRIMAFAMED Meeting
2024-06-04 - 2024-06-05 | Ole Sereni Hotel, Nairobi
In June 2024, the Primary Care and Family Medicine Network for sub-Saharan Africa (PRIMAFAMED) will gather its members for the annual meeting of the network.

On the first day of the PRIMAFAMED meeting, CliMigHealth members Ilse Ruyssen, Charlotte Scheerens, and Christian Lokotola will present on their Teams project on primary care, as well as give an overview of network updates at 4:00-5:00 pm UTC+3. Throughout the meeting, they will organise workshops around wellbeing and involuntary immobility.

More detailed information will follow soon.

International Conference GAPSYM17 "Africa at the intersection of Climate, Migration & Health challenges"
2024-11-28 - 2024-11-29 | De Krook, Ghent, BE
This 17th multidisciplinary conference of the AUGent Africa Platform “Africa at the intersection of Climate, Migration & Health challenges” will be co-organised by CliMigHealth, the United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS) and the Centre for the Social Study of Migration and Refugees (CESSMIR). The conference will take place in the city library De Krook in Ghent, Belgium.
The GAPSYM17 conference hopes to showcase how scientists, policymakers, artists, writers, opinion makers and educators reflect on present-day developments related to the Climate-Migration-Health nexus, as well as subthemes that focus on one of these dimensions, with emphasis on Africa. GAPSYM17 will offer its participants a platform to engage explicitly on these topics, also beyond academic research, including the organisation of writeshops, round tables and seminars related to advancements in terms of education and outreach.
You can find a full description of the GAPSYM17 call for papers here. If you want to become a part of this unique interdisciplinary forum, then submit your abstract by 1 June 2024. Registration for the conference will open on 1 July 2024 and can be accessed on the event page.

Climate, Migration and Health Nexus Summer School 2026
2026-02-03 09:00 - 2026-02-06 17:00 UTC | School for Climate Studies Stellenbosch University
This CPD-accredited, in-person event marks the third rotation of the established CliMigHealth Short Course series, which brings together diverse experts to examine the urgent and interlinked challenges of climate change, migration, and health.
What to expect

Presentations from leading national and international experts, progressing from fundamental climate science to applied human health and migration topics

Stimulating interactive discussions and working group sessions

Networking opportunities in a transdisciplinary setting

Development of insights and collaborations addressing pressing challenges

Click here to reserve your spot.
For more information, please contact Dr Christian Lueme, Summer School facilitator and CliMigHealth Africa hub coordinator: christianl@sun.ac.za.
