What does political ecology tell us about the environmental crises in the Middle East

Christian Henderson is assistant professor at Leiden Institute for Area Studies at Leiden University, Netherlands. His research focusses on the agrarian political economy and the political ecology of the Middle East and North Africa. His work has previously been published in the Journal of Peasant Studies, Environment and Planning A, Review of African Political Economy and the Journal of Arabian Studies.

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What does political ecology tell us about environmental crisis in the Middle East?

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The session will bring together a group of senior academics, policymakers and practitioners to discuss the role of cross-sector collaborations and innovative financing tools in supporting refugees. We'll look at a number of examples of outcomes-focused contracts seeking to facilitate the integration of refugees in both high and lower income countries to understand the barriers refugees are facing, the challenges of coordinating holistic support for refugees and the underlining mechanisms and principles that can help drive robust outcomes-focused programmes.

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Campion Hall is delighted to host this year's The Newman Lecture, which is delivered by Professor Linda Hogan and moderated by the Chancellor, Lord Patten of Barnes. This event is held at the Pichette Auditorium at Pembroke College but will also be live-streamed for online audience. You are invited to join either online OR in person.

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