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Climate change could re-shape patterns of migration and displacement. Many will be forced from their homes by disasters. Others may want to move as a way of adapting unprecedented change. We exist to protect the rights of anyone facing these circumstances. We fight for humane and empowering policies to protect people who move, and for public acceptance and support.
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Climate change and the Horn of Africa crisis
Unpacking climate change and the Horn of Africa crisis Alex Randall Alex is coordinator of the Climate and Migration Coalition. His work focuses on international policy and advocacy on the rights of people who move due to climate change impacts. Image: Dollo Ado,...
Climate change and migration in South Africa
Climate change and migration in South Africa Marina Mastrorillo Marina’s research focuses on the analysis of complex and dynamic systems, with emphasis on network theory and agent-based models applied to social and economic issues, particularly concerning developing...
The Task Force on Displacement: the pieces of the puzzle begin to fall into place
The Task Force on Displacement: The pieces of the puzzle begin to fall into place Dr. Sarah Louise Nash Dr. Sarah Louise Nash is 2016/17 Mercator-IPC Fellow at Istanbul Policy Center, Sabanci University and Associated Postdoctoral Researcher in the research group...
157
Million
Displaced by climate-related disasters in the last 7 years
14.7
Million
Displaced by climate-related disasters last year
Disaster displacement by region
- E. Asia / Pacific 30%
- S. America / Carribean 27%
- S. Asia 21%
- Southern Africa 11%
- N. America 7%
%
Displaced people from the world's poorest countries
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Climate change and the Horn of Africa crisis
Unpacking climate change and the Horn of Africa crisis Alex Randall Alex is coordinator of the Climate and Migration Coalition. His work focuses on international policy and advocacy on the rights of people who move due to climate change impacts. Image: Dollo Ado,...
Climate change and migration in South Africa
Climate change and migration in South Africa Marina Mastrorillo Marina’s research focuses on the analysis of complex and dynamic systems, with emphasis on network theory and agent-based models applied to social and economic issues, particularly concerning developing...
The Task Force on Displacement: the pieces of the puzzle begin to fall into place
The Task Force on Displacement: The pieces of the puzzle begin to fall into place Dr. Sarah Louise Nash Dr. Sarah Louise Nash is 2016/17 Mercator-IPC Fellow at Istanbul Policy Center, Sabanci University and Associated Postdoctoral Researcher in the research group...
Mobile network data provide new insights on climate change and migration
Using mobile network data to understand climate change and migration David Wrathall & Xin Lu David Wrathall investigates climate extremes and human migration with Flowminder and United Nations University. Xin Lu is co-founder and chief analyst at Flowminder. His...
Unpacking climate, migration and armed conflict
Climate change related displacement and migration are often viewed as security concerns, particularly among policy makers and the media. Headlines in recent years, for example, have focused on drought and environmental refugees in Syria, attributing some of the...
Climate migration, or trapped populations?
Raphael J. Nawrotzki Media reports claim that climate change will cause massive international migration over the 21st century. This possibility sparks fears of waves of 'climate refugees', fleeing poor developing countries and flooding into industrialized nations to...
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Zaatri refugee camp. EC / ECHO / Dina Baslan. From Flickr. (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Kenya, beans. Neil Palmer / CIAT. From Flickr.
Iraqi children look out at the sunset over the Bamarne informal camp for Internally Displaced Persons, in northern Iraq. Andrew McConnell/Panos for DFID. From Flickr. (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Island and boat. Global Environment Facility / Pacific-IWRM. From Flickr. (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
The Ganges Delta. From NASA
Bangladesh. Adnan Islam. From Wikimedia Commons. Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic
Teafuafou island on the approach into Funfauti atoll, Tuvalu. From Flickr. (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Families returning to their communities following the flooding in Pakistan.DFID / Russell Watkins. From Flickr. (CC BY 2.0)