Changing Climate, Changing Migration
The consequences of global climate change are affecting the way people live, work, and move around the planet. Events such as catastrophic storms, encroaching deserts, and rising seas are making some communities increasingly unlivable and posing challenges to livelihoods. There is no clear, direct line between the impacts of climate change and changing human movement. But there are indications that the warming planet is indirectly creating or altering patterns of migration. Our podcast Changing Climate, Changing Migration and related Migration Information Source special issue dive deep into the intersection of climate change and migration to separate fact from fiction and trace out the complicated ways in which climate change affects migrants, refugees, and communities—and their adaptations and other responses.
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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 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?
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?
The Young Lives Uprooted by Climate Change
When climate disasters strike, who bears the longest-lasting consequences — and what does the evidence show about the particular vulnerability of children?
Will Climate Change Push Some People into Statelessness?
When climate change threatens the very land a country stands on, what does international law have to say — and is it equipped to respond?
Connecting the Dots: How Climate Detectives Link Human-Caused Environmental Change to Migration
When does an extreme weather event reflect natural variability, and when does it bear the fingerprint of human-caused climate change — and how do scientists tell the difference?
