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Aula Árabe Universitaria 3.2.: Geopolitics and climate diplomacy in the Mediterranean region

Published at 25 27,,, 21 2021

Second conference of the Aula Árabe Universitaria 3 program, by Jürgen Scheffran, Professor of Geography at the University of Hamburg. It will be on Tuesday, October 5 in our Auditorium in Madrid. The Mediterranean region, connecting South Europe, North Africa and Western Asia, is a complex crisis landscape and hotspot of geopolitical conflicts which can spillover into neighbouring regions. Increasingly, the region is exposed to climate change which is a multiplier of risks, interwoven with the region’s geopolitical dimensions, including natural disasters, water and food shortages, energy transformation, human migration, conflict and cooperation. Climate risks are expected to diminish human livelihood security for a growing population and interact with other pre-existing challenges to regional stability. Cooperation across the Mediterranean is difficult, given the wide disparities and divisions of the area. There is growing concern and awareness of climate-related common security challenges, to be addressed in climate diplomacy initiatives and activities, for instance water and energy partnerships, networks for information exchange and regional governance. Jürgen Scheffran is Professor of Geography at University of Hamburg and chair of the Research Group Climate Change and Security in the Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability and the Climate Excellence Cluster CLICCS. After his PhD in physics, he worked in interdisciplinary research groups in environmental science and peace and conflict research at the universities of Marburg, Darmstadt, Paris and Illinois, as well as the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. In addition to networking activities, he was involved in projects for the United Nations, the Office of Technology Assessment and in the expert commission on forced migration of the German government. Main research interests are: Climate security, environmental migration and resource conflicts; water-food-energy nexus and urban-rural relations; sustainability, complex systems and models; technology assessment, arms control and international security. More information: https://en.casaarabe.es/event/geopolitics-and-climate-diplomacy-in-the-mediterranean-region-from-climate-conflict-to-cooperation

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Conference: "Europe and the Conflicts in the Middle East" [VO español/inglés]

The former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ana Palacio, and the Director of the Middle East and North Africa Program of the European Council for Foreign Relations, Daniel Levy, analyzed the European Union's role in the Iran and Palestine conflicts. More: http://en.casaarabe.es/news/europe-and-the-conflicts-in-the-middle-east

Published at 32 12,,, 14 2014
Commemoration of the Palestinian Nakba Day

On the occasion of the Palestinian Nakba Day, Casa Árabe and the Diplomatic Mission of Palestine in Spain organize this event, which includes a screening of the documentary film "The Great Book Robbery." After the screening, a film forum is held with its director, Benny Brunner, which also includes the participation of Amer Musa Odeh, the Ambassador of Palestine in Spain, and Eduardo López Busquets, the General Director of Casa Árabe. More: http://en.casaarabe.es/news/commemoration-of-the-palestinian-nakba-day

Published at 32 12,,, 14 2014