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Precedent or Cautionary Tale? The U.S. Climate-Driven Relocation of Isle de Jean Charles
What happened when the U.S. government tried to resettle a whole community because of the risks posed by climate change? The resettlement of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles is a complicated story.
Fiji on the Front Lines of Climate Mobility
Few nations have experienced climate hazards as directly as Fiji, and perhaps none have planned more proactively to relocate communities away from vulnerable places. Yet for many Fijians, the choice to leave home is a difficult one.
How the World Is Learning to Respond Collectively to Climate Displacement
The coordinated global response to climate change-driven displacement is relatively new and continuing to evolve. Where do things stand?
From Temporary Climate-Induced Displacement to Permanent Urban Settlement in Pakistan
Pakistan's climate disasters have driven permanent urban resettlement to Karachi, rather than mass cross-border migration.
Climate Change Is Making People Sick. Can Migration Help?
How does climate-driven migration reshape people’s health risks—and what does it mean for already stretched healthcare systems?
Future-Ready Cities: Unlocking Immigrant Talent for Inclusive Economic Growth
How cities can invest strategically in labor market integration and immigrant inclusion as part of efforts to boost local economic growth?
Priced Out: Climate Change, Home Insurance, and the People Stuck in the Middle
How are rising climate risks and shifting insurance markets changing where people can afford to live and stay?
First Displacement, then Disasters: How Refugees Contend with Climate Change
What does climate risk look like from inside a refugee camp, and how are displaced communities coping when disasters strike?
“Climate Refugees” Do Not Exist as a Concept—But Countries Are Testing New Approaches to Offer Protection
International law does not recognize refugee status for people displaced by the impacts of climate change. But a series of national policy experiments and legal decisions are slowly building a framework for protection.
