Conference Agenda

Migration and Immobility in a Changing Climate: The Role of Compound Risks for Well-Being and Livelihoods

Roman Hoffmann

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria

Welcome Address

Stephan Framke

BMLEH, Germany

Welcome Address

Darko Konjevic

SWG RRD, North Macedonia

Rural Youth in SEE

Emelj Tuna

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food-Skopje, University Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, North Macedonia

Rural Women in SEE

Ana Simonovska

Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciencies and Food-Skopje, North Macedonia

Outmigration in SEE

Arjola Arapi-Gjini

Leibniz Institute for Agriculture Development in Transition Economies, Germany

Migration patterns: The complex roles of poverty and weather extremes

Barchynai Kimsanova¹, Thomas Herzfeld^1,2, Atabek Umirbekov¹, Hermans Kathleen¹, Daniel Muller^1,3,4, Nodir Djanibekov¹

1: IAMO, Germany; 2: Martin-Luther- Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany; 3: Humbold-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; 4: Integrative Research Institute on Transformations of Human-Environment Systems (IRI THESys), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany

County industrial structure change and rural intergenerational education mobility in China

Yifei Ding^1,2, Gucheng Li²

1: IAMO, Germany; 2: Huazhong Agricultural University, China

Forced displacement of the population of Ukraine to rural areas: challenges of adaptation and prospects in the context of a military crisis

Iuliia Vasylivna Samoilyk

Poltava State Agrarian University, Ukraine

Empowerment or Exploitation? Agricultural Reforms on Female Labor Participation in Central Asia

Pengshan Pan¹, Nodir Djanibekov², Jennifer Murtazashvili³

1: New Uzbekistan University; 2: Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies; 3: University of Pittsburgh

Does the zonation of Biosphere Reserves lead to inequities? Analysing from the perspective of the livelihood-resource nexus

Lun Yang

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, People's Republic of

Beyond Hayek’s dichotomy: Informal governance and cooperation among farmers in a transition economy

Engjell Skreli¹, Orjon Xhoshi¹, Vladislav Valentinov², Edvin Zhllima¹, Drini Imami¹

1: Agriculture University of Tirana, Albania; 2: IAMO

Linking risk preferences and land use right perceptions: A Prospect Theory approach

Abdusame Tadjiev¹, Zafar Kurbanov¹, Nodir Djanibekov¹, Jens Rommel², Thomas Herzfeld¹

1: IAMO, Halle, Germany; 2: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden

Preserving Tradition, Embracing Progress: The Development of Rural Societies in Albania

Klodjan Rama

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Germany

Improvement of quality of life in rural areas through diversification

Anica Palazzo

GIZ, North Macedonia

Increasing Access to European Framework Programs: Where Development Cooperation and Academia meet

Michael Oos

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Albania

Understanding Migration through Climate Risk Perceptions

Kathleen Hermans, Setenay Kizilkaya

Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies: Leibniz-Institut fur Agrarentwicklung in Transformationsokonomien, Germany

Thirsty lands, displaced lives: The limits of migration as adaptation in the context of environmental and climate (im)mobilities at Lake Urmia, Iran

Sebastian Fernand Transiskus, Matthias Schmidt, Monir Gholamzadeh Bazarbash

University of Augsburg, Germany

Climate Change and Migration Intentions in European Temperate Zones: The Role of Objective and Perceived Climate Stressors

Lena Kuhn, Antje Jantsch

Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Germany

Cause or Result? The Relationship Between Internet Use and Mental Health Risks Among Rural Children

yu wan¹, Tianli Feng², Huan Wang³, Qiran Zhao¹, Scott Rozelle³

1: College of Economic and Management, China Agricultural University, China; 2: School of Management and Economics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China; 3: Center on China's Economy and Institutions, Stanford University, USA

Household Food Security Dynamics in Kyrgyzstan (2013–2022): A Probabilistic Approach

Salima Bekbolotova¹, Nodir Djanibekov¹, Barchynai Kimsanova¹, Thomas Herzfeld^1,2

1: Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Germany; 2: Martin Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg: Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, DE

Pathways to food security in Tajikistan: direct and indirect effects of migration through farm resilience

Bekhzod Egamberdiev^1,2, Ihtiyor Bobojonov¹, Lena Kuhn¹, Thomas Glauben¹

1: IAMO, Germany; 2: German-Uzbek Chair on Central Asian Agricultural Economics (GUCAE), International Agriculture University (IAU)

Migration Intentions and Return Migration: Evidence from the OeNB Euro Survey

Antje Hildebrandt

Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Austria

Student Migration During Wartime: Forecasting and Implications for the Future of Ukrainian Higher Education (An ARIMA Model Analysis)

Nataliya Stoyanets

Sumy National Agrarian University, Ukraine, Ukraine

Impact of Climate Risks on Farm Profitability in Fruit and Nut Agroforestry Systems in Kyrgyzstan

Jannike van Bruggen¹, MD Sofiullah¹, Dietrich Darr²

1: Hochschule Rhein-Waal, Germany; 2: Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf, Germany

Teaching and Living in Rural Kazakhstan: Insights from a Photovoice Study of Beginning Teachers

Sultan Kozhamberdiyev¹, Janet Helmer²

1: Astana Garden School/Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan; 2: Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

Balancing Development and Preservation: Land Use Change, Migration, and Rural Sustainability in Iran

Mojtaba Nikzad, Eva Gerharz

Hochschule Fulda (Fulda University of Applied Sciences), Germany

Tracing the journey: Mapping migration routes from coastal Bangladesh in the context of climate change

Mehdi Azam

Macquarie University, Australia

Municipal Medical Care Centres as a solution for GP care and part of integrat-ed town development in rural areas: The case of Marienmünster

Dominic Behde

HafenCity Universität Hamburg, Germany

The Contribution Claim Model as alternative approach to private climate finance and sustainable development

Sina Brod, Dimitrios Karatassios, Michael Albrecht

Foundation Development and Climate Alliance, Germany

Living with Environmental Threats: Immobility Processes in the Bengal Delta

Moitrayee Sengupta

TU Dresden, Germany

Strengthening the Development Potential of Rural Areas through Territorial Partnerships in Poland and Ukraine

Iryna Kostetska¹, Bogusława Baran-Zgłobicka²

1: National University of Ostroh Academy, Ukraine; 2: Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland

Rural Well-Being and Migration in Moldova: Unraveling Socioeconomic and Place-Based Determinants of (Im)Mobility

Dumitru Slonovschi

Magentaa Consulting, Moldova

From Cities to Countryside: COVID-19's Effects on Rural Migration and Development

Dina Moawad^1,2

1: University of Gastronomic Science, Italy; 2: University of Naples Parthenope

The causes and consequences of the new wave of emigration from the village in Albania.

Ervin Kaçiu

Institute of Anthropology, Academy of Sciences of Albania, Albania

Farming under Scarcity: How irrigation water shortages relate to risk and time preferences of smallholders in Kyrgyzstan

Marlen Tynaliev¹, Abdusame Tadjiev^1,2, Nodir Djanibekov¹, Alexis Villacis³, Thomas Herzfeld¹

1: Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO); 2: Samarkand Agroinnovations and Research University, Uzbekistan; 3: Ohio State University

Decoding the Label: How Design and Language Shape Georgian Wine Preferences Across Generations

Sophie Ghvanidze¹, Miranda Svanidze²

1: Hochschule Geisenheim University, Germany; 2: IAMO, Germany

Socioeconomic conditions in Cambodian rice farming and their role in predicting farm succession: A case study in the Damnak Ampil irrigation scheme

Brian Beadle¹, Fumi Okura²

1: University of Greenland; 2: Japanese International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)

Migration and Youth Generational Transfer – The Case of North Macedonia

Aleksandra Martinovska Stojcheska

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia

Migration and Farm Succession – The Case of Albania

Orjon Xhoxhi, Edvin Zhllima

Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania

Migration Intentions – The Case of Kosovo

Iliriana Miftari

University of Prishtina, Kosovo