Julian Hattem
Julian Hattem is Senior Editor of the Migration Information Source, the online journal of the Migration Policy Institute, and is responsible for its content and publication.
Before joining MPI, he spent a decade as a journalist focusing on international migration, politics, and conflict. He has been on staff with the Associated Press, The Hill, and the Yomiuri Shimbun, and has been awarded journalism fellowships from the Heinrich Boell Foundation North America and the International Reporting Project to report on migration in Southern Europe and Southeast Asia. As a freelance journalist he reported from four continents, and his articles have been published by outlets including the Guardian, the Washington Post, Public Radio International, World Politics Review, National Public Radio, and Quartz.
Mr. Hattem holds a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from the University of Chicago and a master’s degree in conflict studies from the London School of Economics.
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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?
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?
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.
Climate Displacement from Indigenous Lands
When climate displacement intersects with Indigenous land rights, colonial history, and the limits of official recognition, who defines what counts as a climate refugee — and who gets left out?
Migration amid Climate Change: Adaptation, Displacement, and People Trapped in Place
How does climate change reshape human mobility? Webinar offers on-the-ground insights into climate-driven migration, adaptation, and displacement.
Is Climate-Vulnerable Africa Prepared for Increased Displacement?
As climate impacts intensify across the African continent, how well are its governments and regional institutions positioned to manage growing displacement?
Trapped by Climate Change: The Economics of Staying or Leaving
How do wealth and resources determine whether climate-affected communities move, stay, or become trapped in place?
