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Amid Record Drought and Food Insecurity, East Africa’s Protracted Humanitarian Crisis Worsens
East Africa's worst drought in decades deepened a protracted humanitarian crisis, displacing millions, pushing children toward starvation, and straining a severely underfunded aid system.
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?
Reassessing Recruitment Costs in a Changing World of Labor Migration
COVID-19 raised migrant workers' recruitment costs via new testing, travel, and quarantine rules, exposing regulatory gaps and the need for broader worker protections.
Financing Responses to Climate Migration: The Unique Role of Multilateral Development Banks
Multilateral development banks are uniquely positioned to finance climate migration responses but must build knowledge, data, and partnerships to act effectively at scale.
Why Financing Responses to Climate Migration Remains a Challenge
Despite years of alarmist discourse that climate change will lead to hundreds of millions, if not billions, of people moving to the Global North, funding the scale of efforts needed to address climate migration remains a persistent challenge. This commentary examines the gaps between climate donors and migration actors and offers recommendations to begin to break the silos.
Discovery of Oil Could Bring Migrant Labor Opportunities and Climate Displacement Challenges for Guyana
Guyana's oil boom is driving growth and demand for immigrant talent in a country with a large emigrant population. But climate displacement is among the factors that threaten stability.
Climate Change Compounds Longstanding Displacement in Afghanistan
Decades of conflict and deepening climate shocks are compounding displacement in Afghanistan, with little policy capacity to respond.
Labor Migration and Development in Central America
Experts discussed challenges faced by countries of origin and destination in ensuring mutual benefits through labor migration and migration and development strategies in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.
Promising Alternatives to Irregular Migration: Expanding Temporary Worker Programs in Canada, Mexico, and Costa Rica
This webinar examined the potential for Canada, Mexico, and Costa Rica to expand temporary worker programs for Central Americans, possibly converting some irregular flows into legal ones.
