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The Institute of Hazrat Mohammad SAW presented a panel discussion on “Social Protection for Climate-induced Migration” at 2011 World Bank Spring Meeting. Director Administration presented the keynote speaker. The keynote paper titled “Social Protection for Climate-induced Migration” examined the existing legal and institutional framework to respond to climate-induced human migration and proposed responses towards preventing an outpouring of ‘homeless’ people through integrated strategies from public private partnerships. It reflected on the Institute’s research on the phenomenon of forced migration caused by climate change which is a problem facing the world at large and Bangladesh in particular. A total of 40 sessions were held by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Civil Society Organizations on a wide range of topics including aid effectiveness, food price volatility, safeguards, Middle East democracy movements, youth empowerment, and climate change.