University Media Center (Sugimoto Library), Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan
Organized by [alphabetical order]: Global Infrastructure Fund Research Foundation Japan (GIF Japan) International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University Sasakawa Peace Foundation
10:00 am Migration with Dignity: A Legal and Policy Framework Shanna McClain, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
10:30 am The Methodology and Application of a Migration with Dignity Framework Carl Bruch, Environmental Law Institute
11:00 am Migration in the Midst of a Pandemic: A Case Study of Pacific Islanders in Oregon Scott Drinkall George Mason University
11:30 am Lunch
12:30 pm Highly Skilled Migrant Workers as a Vulnerability of Small Island Developing States During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cases of Three Countries in Micronesia Miko Maekawa, Ocean Policy Research Institute, Sasakawa Peace Foundation
1:00 pm Alternatives for the Marshall Islands to Cope with the Anticipated Sea Level Rise by Climate Change Ryo Fujikura, Hosei University
1:30 pm Mitigating Impacts of Climate Change Induced Sea Level Rise by Infrastructure Development: Case of the Maldives Akiko Sakamoto, Global Infrastructure Fund Research Foundation Japan
2:00 pm Pivotal Factors in the Acculturation of the Second-Generation Marshallese Immigrants to the United States Junko Toyoshima, Ocean Policy Research Institute, Sasakawa Peace Foundation
2:30 pm Break
2:45 pm Discussion Part I: Findings secured. Lessons learned.
3:45 PM Part II: Policy recommendation. Research agendas for further studies.