The Hugo Observatory: Environment, Migration, Politics

12/06/2023

⏳ Only 6 days left until the application deadline! ⌛
🌐 Are you an early-career researcher working on environmental changes and migration?
💡 Do not miss this great learning and networking opportunity and apply to our summer school by June 18th!
ℹ Information and application form ➡ http://bit.ly/3CgHufe

07/06/2023

We are pleased to announce that the 2nd edition of our summer school on Environmental Changes and Migration will be held on September 7-12th in Liège, Belgium. Are you a PhD/Master student working on these topics? Make sure to send us your application by June 18th 📩 http://bit.ly/3CgHufe

13/09/2021

We are hiring an Administrative Manager at the Hugo Observatory!

Are you eager to support the development of exciting projects on , and ? Are you experienced in project management and communications?

We are looking for a dynamic candidate to oversee the daily work of the centre and its projects.

Apply by September 30th!

👇https://bit.ly/3z1hBMF

09/08/2021

⚠️CALL FOR INTERNS - Fall 2021

Are you a student passionate about migration and/or environmental issues? We are looking for a dynamic candidate to assist the daily work of the centre and its projects.

More info here: https://bit.ly/3dKv8R7
Deadline: Monday 23rd August

19/07/2021

"How many dead will we accept?" A piece about how the flood events unfolded in , and why we should have been more prepared. With Pierre Ozer in POLITICO, by Karl Mathiesen

👉“It’s a strange feeling (...) You talk about it for, like, a quarter of a century. And people say yeah, yeah. But nothing really happens … We just wait.”

A Belgian climatologist surveys the wreckage of his hometown.

13/07/2021

👇 Migration as an adaptation strategy to environmental changes: find our new piece written by Elodie Hut, Céline Le Flour and Tatiana Castillo Betancourt in Science Connection n°64 Politique scientifique fédérale / Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid (pp43-47)

FR: https://bit.ly/2U3PCgM
NL: https://bit.ly/3xEBCbI

21/05/2021

👇NEW PUBLICATION

IMISCOE Springer Open Access book "Migration and Environmental Change in Morocco In search for Linkages Between Migration Aspirations and (Perceived) Environmental Changes", by Lore Van Praag, Loubna Ou-Salah, Elodie Hut & Caroline Zickgraf, is now available: https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030613891

Politique scientifique fédérale / Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid Centre for Migration and Intercultural Studies UAntwerpen

This open access book studies the migration aspirations and trajectories of people living in two regions in Morocco (Tangier and Tinghir) that are highly affected by environmental change or emigration and the migration trajectories of immigrants from these regions currently living in Belgium....

20/05/2021

🎯“It’s hard to make the point in terms of the benefit of migration (...) when there’s so much dissent and, in many ways, so many fake news surrounding it.” - Dr. Basak Yavcan

In case you’ve missed it, we highly recommend the captivating documentary - On the other shore of the sea, featuring Dr. Basak Yavcan, Dr. Maurizio Ambrosini (from The MAGYC Project team) and Elodie Hut. The documentary is available on Youtube 👇

Migration is becoming more and more disruptive issue of our times. What is Europe doing for solving it? Samos, Lesvos, Lampedusa and Malta are the outposts o...

17/05/2021

🗣REMINDER

There is still time to submit your paper on for The Hugo Observatory: Environment, Migration, Politics flagship publication, The State of Environmental Migration.

We invite Master's and early-stage PhD students currently enrolled in a tertiary institution to submit their papers.

📆Deadline for papers: May 31st, 2021
Submission instructions here:

As we celebrate the 11th volume of the SEM, we are extending participation to this edition to Master and early-stage PhD students currently enrolled in a tertiary institution.

30/04/2021

Comparing forms of border encampment in the EU, the Middle East, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa par Ifpo · Publié 16/04/2021 · Mis à jour 27/04/2021 A series of 3 Webinars General Objectives, Research Questions and Scientific Relevance Externalization of border management by the European U...

27/04/2021

- En 2019, les catastrophes naturelles ont déplacé près de 25 millions de personnes. Qui sont les réfugiés climatiques ?

La réponse en 📽 avec François Gemenne, directeur The Hugo Observatory: Environment, Migration, Politics, président Climate Voices et auteur principal IPCC -
Via
https://www.migrationsenquestions.fr/question_reponse/2495-qui-sont-les-refugies-climatiques/