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Under the patronage of Prof. Yasser Magdy Hatata, President of Fayoum University, Prof. Assem Fouad El-Essawy, Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, and Supervisor of the Institute for Strategic Research and Studies for the Nile Basin Countries, witnessed the “Environmental Migration in the Nile Basin Countries” symposium that is organized by the institute.
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Prof. Hassan Mohamed Hassouna, former dean of the institute, Prof. Ahmed El-Moghazy, vice dean of the institute for community service and environmental development affairs, and Dr. Nasser Abdel Sattar, vice dean of the institute for postgraduate studies and research, lectured during it.
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In the presence of Prof. Adly Saadawy, former dean of the Institute for Research and Strategic Studies for the Nile Basin Countries, and a number of faculty members, employees and students, today, Monday,27/11/2023, in the conference hall of the Institute.
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Prof. Assem El-Issawy stressed the importance of the symposium’s topic, which includes talking about the definition of environmental migration and the causes and areas of its occurrence to expand the students’ horizons and perceptions.
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He added that immigration has multiple faces and different causes, such as illegal immigration that the youth of the African continent, including Egypt, resort to in search of a job opportunity and a better life, ignoring the extent of the risks they may face.
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Pointing out that the university is organizing an awareness event about the dangers of illegal immigration, its impact on society, and ways to confront it. He directed the students to present innovative ideas that contribute to reducing illegal immigration because they are ambassadors within the university representing this promising generation of young people.
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Dr. Nasser Abdel Sattar pointed out that the Nile Basin countries are a region affiliated with the African continent that witnesses large migration movements that contributed to the demographic change in the basin countries, defining environmental migration as the movement of people from one country to another due to a sudden natural change resulting from climate changes, such as the Darfur region, which has decreased the level of It rains by 30%, causing a decline in agricultural production by 70%. He added that natural hazards, which include floods, storms, earthquakes, volcanoes, and desertification, are constantly increasing, affecting the population and causing migration.
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He stressed the need for the Nile Basin countries to develop joint policies and environmental solutions to confront climate change and implement resettlement programs with the participation of international institutions to reduce migration.
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Prof. Hassan Hassouna said that the numerical and relative distribution of disasters in the Nile Basin countries from 2008 to 2022 amounted to 891 natural disasters, including floods, storms, volcanoes and earthquakes, and the number of displaced people during that period reached 13 million people.
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He added that floods had the largest share of the disasters at 56%, followed by storms at 32%, which together constituted 88% of the total natural disasters, which led to the displacement of 79% of the population of those areas to other cities or to neighboring countries.
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Prof. Ahmed El-Moghazy also explained the reasons for population displacement to two main factors: the first is related to climate change, and the second is related to human activities.
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Pointing out that the countries of Ethiopia, South Sudan and the Congo represent 63% of the number of displaced people in the Nile Basin countries.
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He recommended that governments adopt plans to deal with disasters when they occur, and that each country prepare a national atlas that includes maps of the locations of floods, landslides, and droughts in order to study them and work to solve them.
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During the symposium, the floor was opened for discussion to answer questions.
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The attendees presented a shield of honor to Prof. Assem El-Essawy, Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, in appreciation of his efforts during the current period.
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