Jon Einar Flåtnes
Senior Researcher, CMIFlåtnes is an applied development economist working on poverty, resilience, and climate adaptation among poor and vulnerable populations.
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A joint initiative between the University of Bergen
and CMI – Chr. Michelsen Institute
Climate change adaptation and migration in the Global South
22.09.2026
08:30 - 09:30English
What does climate change adaptation mean for migration and agricultural practices in the Global South?
Ratul Pal / Unsplash How can governments, donors and NGOs shape responses on the ground? Climate change is already reshaping livelihoods, land use and mobility across many parts of the Global South. While adaptation is often associated with agricultural change, local resilience and support to people staying in place, migration can also be part of how individuals, households and communities respond to environmental pressures.
This breakfast seminar brings together perspectives from research and NGO practice to explore how climate adaptation is understood, supported and governed in contexts where agriculture and mobility are closely intertwined.
The seminar will ask how climate change affects agricultural livelihoods; when mobility can become a form of adaptation; and how international and national governance frameworks, donors and NGOs can shape local possibilities for action. It will also reflect on the role of research and data in understanding climate-related mobility and supporting more grounded adaptation responses.
Chair: Cathrine Talleraas
Event info.
Bergen GlobalJekteviksbakken 31, Bergen
22.09.2026
08:30 - 09:30
English
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Ninna Nyberg Sørensen
Senior Researcher, DIISNinna Nyberg Sørensen’s research focuses on the tension between migration, conflict and development.
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Cathrine Talleraas
Senior Researcher, CMITalleraas' work focuses on migration governance and politics, the links between migration and development.
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Anne-May Thompson
Senior Advisor, Strømme FoundationThompson works on international development at Strømme Foundation in Kristiansand.
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Andreas Forø Tollefsen
Associate Professor, UiOTollefsen is a political geographer researching armed conflict and its societal consequences, including forced migration, displacement, political violence, and health and development outcomes.
Read moreJon Einar Flåtnes
Senior Researcher, CMI
Flåtnes is an applied development economist working on poverty, resilience, and climate adaptation among poor and vulnerable populations.
His research to date has focused on understanding how innovative financial products, such as microfinance and insurance contracts, can help mitigate risk and improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.
Ninna Nyberg Sørensen
Senior Researcher, DIIS
Ninna Nyberg Sørensen’s research focuses on the tension between migration, conflict and development.
She explores local and international processes leading to forced and voluntary migration, regulatory measures, and the effects of migration on local communities and states in the global South.
Photo: Lynggaardhansenfoto.dk
Cathrine Talleraas
Senior Researcher, CMI
Talleraas' work focuses on migration governance and politics, the links between migration and development.
She holds a PhD in Human Geography from the University of Oslo (2020), an MSc in Migration Studies from the University of Oxford, and an MA in Human Geography from the University of Oslo. In her PhD research, Talleraas studied how state institutions engage with people who lead transnational lives.
Anne-May Thompson
Senior Advisor, Strømme Foundation
Thompson works on international development at Strømme Foundation in Kristiansand.
Thompson has worked with the refugee and immigration services in Lørenskog Municipality for nearly two decades before joining the Strømme Foundation in 2023.
Andreas Forø Tollefsen
Associate Professor, UiO
Tollefsen is a political geographer researching armed conflict and its societal consequences, including forced migration, displacement, political violence, and health and development outcomes.
His work focuses on how conflict processes unfold unevenly across space and how local exposure to violence shapes mobility, livelihoods, and social outcomes. Tollefsen is also a senior Researcher at The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO).
Bergen Global is a joint initiative between the University of Bergen and Chr. Michelsen Institute that addresses global challenges.
