Topic:
1) The imagined diary of someone whose homeland is experiencing climate changes so dramatic that the person is forced to move. Please describe the physical changes in the landscape and convey the person’s decision-making process and available options. The diary should cover multiple days.
2) A policy brief from a professional to the government of a country expected to experience an inflow of climate refugees. Be sure to discuss the ethical, legal, and security dimensions to be considered.
Eligible:
All current American University and Washington College of Law undergraduates and graduate students are eligible.
Awards:
The two winners of the competition will travel to Oslo, where they will join the Nansen Conference on Climate Change and Displacement in the 21st Century, June 5–7 (www.nansenconference.no). They will also travel by train to the lovely city of Bergen on the North Sea coast for sightseeing and additional meetings with peers and professional contacts.
Covered expenses include round trip airfare from Washington, D.C. to Oslo, domestic lodging for four nights, conference registration, internal transportation, and a per diem. Winners will have opportunities to further their own research agendas through meetings to be arranged in consultation with the Norwegian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Winners are encouraged to extend their stays as long as they wish and will receive help finding inexpensive lodging and making additional contacts.
Entry Fee:
None
Deadline:
February 11
For More Information:
http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Research--Technology/Norway-American-U-Essay-Contest-2011/ (source of the information)
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