8 September 2022 (09:00 to 16:30)

Program

9:30 am Welcome by President Suzy Vares Lum

9:35 am Welcome by Dean Peter Remarks

9:40 am Welcome remarks by Dr. Alex Mawyer

9:45 am Introduction by Mikiyasu Nakayama

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.

4:30 pm Pau