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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Before the Storm: Getting Out in Front of Climate Displacement
When humanitarian organizations deploy financing before a disaster strikes, how much can anticipatory action reshape the landscape of forced displacement?
Are Orderly Borders Possible in an Era of Rising Climate Migration?
Can borders be managed effectively when climate change is intensifying the pressures that drive migration?
Climate Migration to Cities: Does the Move to Urban Areas Reduce Risk?
When climate migrants move to cities seeking safety and opportunity, do they escape environmental risk — or simply exchange one set of hazards for another?
In from the Cold? Should Climate Migrants Get Special Legal Migration Pathways?
How should governments respond to climate-related displacement when existing refugee law does not clearly apply?
A Century of Climate Migration Upheaval? An Audacious Prediction for the Future
Climate change is fundamentally reshaping not just the planet's ecosystems, but the geography of where human populations can sustainably live.
Climate Change in the World’s Fastest Growing Economy
As oil fuels rapid growth in Guyana, how will the country balance economic transformation, climate vulnerability, and rising migration pressures?
Are Climate Migrants Treated Differently than Other Migrants?
How do public perceptions of climate-related migrants compare to other migrant groups, and what factors shape support for their resettlement?
A Note of Caution about Exaggerating the Climate-Migration Link
Are widely cited projections of climate-driven migration supported by evidence—and what do we risk missing if they are not?
When Climate Change Comes to Refugee Settings
How are humanitarian organizations integrating climate considerations into refugee protection work?
Climate Change and Environmental Migration: View from the IOM
As climate change reshapes the scale and complexity of human mobility worldwide, how is the international community building the governance frameworks to respond?
