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The Impact of Climate Change in the Sahel on Human Security in the Mediterranean

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9:15 am November 2018

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9:30 am November 2018

Madrid, Spain

The Sahel zone, due to its geography, demography, as well as its level of precarious industrialization, is more threatened by the climate change than any other region of the world. The developments in the Sahel present as well direct challenges to the Mediterranean region.

The workshop will examine how the climate change combined with the strong population growth in the Sahel countries amplify the vulnerability and poverty of the populations living in this area, as well as how criminal and terrorist groups exploit the vulnerability caused by climate change to achieve their objectives and increase their activities in this region.

Senior Fellow Abdelhak Bassou will be presenting the main objectives of the working package “The Impact of Climate Change in the Sahel on Human Security in the Mediterranean”.

For more information on the workshop, see: https://www.euromesco.net/event/the-imapct-of-climate-change-in-the-sahel-on-human-and-global-security-in-the-mediterranean-basin

This event will be held at the El Cano Royal Institute in Madrid, Spain.

Speakers
Abdelhak Bassou
Senior Fellow
Abdelhak Bassou is a Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South and a non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center. He is also an Affiliate Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. Bassou has had an extensive career in Moroccan National Security, where he served in various capacities including as head of the border division from 1978 to 1993. He was the former director of the Royal Institute of Police in 1998 and served as Head of Regional Security (Errachidia 1999-2003, Sidi Kacem 2003-2005) and as Central Director of General Intelligence from 2006 to 2009.   He holds a master's degree in political science and international studies from the Faculty of Law, Economics, and Social Sciences in Rabat. His academic research delves into inte ...