Archives: Amal El Ouassif

Monday, February 12, 2024

Global South Summit on Climate Displacement: “We Need a Holistic Approach”

IDRC Research Chairs call for an end to the silos that divide climate change policy from displacement solutions. Following their inaugural workshop in Dar es-Salaam in May, five of the IDRC Research Chairs on Forced Displacement (Desiree Del Rosario, Abebaw Minaye, Tiga Alain Ouedraogo, Opportuna Kweka, Amal El Ouassif, and Paula Banerjee)... More

Saturday, December 9, 2023

Global Refugee Forum: the IDRC Research Chairs Demonstrate the Importance of Localization

  Last week, it was my privilege to accompany the twelve IDRC Research Chairs on Forced Displacement to the 2023 Global Refugee Forum (GRF) in Geneva. Organized by UNHCR, the goal of the GRF is to get member states to make pledges to help refugees, both within their countries and abroad. In the past,... More

Monday, June 26, 2023

Amal El Ouassif: Understanding factors and Developing Opportunities in the Sahel Zone, West Africa and the Maghreb

Authors: Xavier Aragall, Amal El Ouassif, Anna Ferro, Matías Ibáñez In the last decade, it has become very clear that climate change is not a problem of the future. This threat multiplier is causing severe natural disasters, rising sea levels, desertification, and rising temperatures in every continent, reminding us that it is not only... More

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

World Refugee Day: IDRC Research Chairs Show the World How to Localize Research on Forced Displacement

On May 30 and 31, in Dar es-Salaam Tanzania, something revolutionary happened. Twelve experts from some of the places most impacted by forced displacement gathered in person for the inaugural workshop of the IDRC Research Chairs Network on Forced Displacement. Funded by Canada’s International Development Research Centre, and with support from... More

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