In November, 2012, scholars from around the world gathered at the Rachel Carson Center in Munich for the Conference Shrinking, Sinking, Resurfacing: Small Islands and Natural Hazards in Historical and Current Perspectives.
The conference was the second of the three international conferences organized by the project “Climates of Migration”. Seventeen presentations highlighted the complexity of the natural hazards that are challenging small island communities and atolls. Case studies from several Pacific Islands, North America, Europe, and Asia discussed the various means by which islanders are successfully dealing with natural hazards, despite being categorized as “vulnerable.” Hosted by the project members Rebecca Hofmann and PD Dr. Uwe Lübken, the conference successfully integrated various disciplines while keeping a historical component in all presentations. The conference report can be found here.
Climates of Migration 