Speakers

Abdel Hakim Tahir Arim is a civil engineer and diplomat by training. He is a doctoral student at the University of Poitiers/France. His research focuses on vulnerabilities linked to access to domestic energy for refugees and host communities in eastern Chad. He coordinates the coalition of African humanitarian NGOs. He is a Knight of the National Order of Merit of Chad. He heads the Chadian NGO ADES (Agence de Développement Economique et Social). This NGO has been a partner of the UNHCR for 17 years. It is recognised as an organisation of public utility by the Government of Chad. It is accredited by the UN with special consultative status (ECOSOC status). ADES is interested in climate change issues. It is an implementing partner of the Green Climate Fund and is in the process of being accredited by this fund. It was involved in the whole process leading to the organisation of the first ever Humanitarian Summit held in 2016 in Istanbul.