Truth to Power | Ritu Bharadwaj | Climate Change = Human Trafficking | 2-24-23

On this week's Truth to Power, we bring you a major highlight from the University of Louisville's 13th Annual Human Trafficking Awareness Conference: Climate Change & Migration. We hear today from Ritu Bharadwaj, Principal Researcher and Team Leader, Governance of Risk, Climate Change Group, at the International Institute of Environment and Development (IIED). On February 20, 2023, Ritu spoke on "Climate Change, Migration and Vulnerability to Trafficking."

This session covered how the impact of climate change and environmental degradation is deepening inequality, driving migration and creating vulnerability to modern slavery, human trafficking and forced labour within borders and cross borders. She explained why this connection needs be acknowledged and treated with urgency and what actions are needed at the international, regional and national levels. Listen in to learn about:
- What is modern slavery and is climate change a driver for modern slavery?
- How is vulnerability to modern slavery linked to patterns of displacement and migration?
- Understanding the drivers of modern slavery in context of climate change with case studies from South Asia and West Africa
- Why should this issue be treated with urgency and what needs to be done to address this issue?
Learn more at https://louisville.edu/womenscenter/signature-programs/human-trafficking-initiative

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