Climate change is one of the most significant challenges of our time. Not only has it destroyed land and communities and displaced millions of people from their homes and livelihoods, but it has devastated the social fabric of people’s lives. These disruptions of governments, lives and families have weakened the already fragile protections of those who become hungry and homeless and made them more vulnerable to becoming victims of human trafficking. Women and girls are at particular risk of exploitation.
This panel focuses on how to create structures from the ground up that build long-term resilience in vulnerable populations to prevent trafficking. Such programs must encompass disaster mitigation strategies and have ongoing support from national and international entities focused on eradicating exploitation.
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00:00:00 – Agenda & Speaker Bios
00:00:35 – Welcome from Carol Smolenski
00:04:08 – Jonathan Todres on International Rights
00:14:14 – Olivia Umoh (SR) on Local Impact in Ghana
00:27:33 – Brief poll and question with Olivia
00:30:32 – Poll Results
00:31:43 – Dr. MarÃa Eugenia Villareal on On-the-Ground Efforts (Central America)
00:43:26 – Kiana Yabut on the Youth Perspective
00:53:41 – Laura Linda Healy on the UNICEF Global Perspective
01:08:07 – Q&A
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