Africa
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Climate, drought and conflict in the Horn of Africa
A new drought has swept across the Horn of Africa, creating widespread displacement. With drought playing a key role in the wider crisis, it is important to examine the role of climate change in contributing to the situation.
Africa
Six things governments should do about hurricane displacement right now
How should we respond to climate-driven hurricane displacement? What new policies do we need to protect people who are forced to move.
Climate, drought and conflict in the Horn of Africa
A new drought has swept across the Horn of Africa, creating widespread displacement. With drought playing a key role in the wider crisis, it is important to examine the role of climate change in contributing to the situation.
Climate-linked migration and the Horn of Africa
Can we pin the crisis in the Horn of Africa on climate change? Or is the whole situation far more complicated? Get to grips with the links between climate, conflict, drought and famine.
Climate change and migration – forced and voluntary movement
Climate change will create forced and voluntary migration. These are two very different things. Get to grips with why this matters.
Climate-linked migration: law and rights
People who move due to climate change are in a legal limbo. Their rights and legal status are not clear. Find out why. Read and watch next... More videos
Paddington: a bear crossing borders
The Paddington Bear stories and film are modern fables about the treatment of refugees. The Paddington film raises important questions about the legal status of people fleeing disasters, and makes a powerful case for the humane treatment of all migrants.
Climate change and the Horn of Africa crisis
Briefing: climate change plays a complex role in the creation of the Horn of Africa crisis. Get to grips with how armed conflict and drought collided.
Climate change and migration in South Africa
South Africa is especially vulnerable to climate-linked displacement and this compounded by inequality, poverty and the history of apartheid.
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...
Forced migration and the climate change negotiations
Phillip Warren The notion that climate change will cause extensive and largely unprecedented human migration likely comes as no surprise to readers of this blog. Rising seas, changing weather patterns, and increasing frequency and intensity of severe weather events...
Research Round Up: To migrate or not to migrate that is the question-a case study from West Africa
The Impact of Vulnerability and Resilience to Environmental Changes on Mobility Patterns in West Africa Caroline Zickgraf, Sara Vigil, Florence de Longueville, Pierre Ozer, François Gemenne Migration can either be seen as a failure to adapt or as a positive vision of...
Artists engaging with climate change and migration: Tracey Zengeni, African Fragements
Earlier this year we were part of an artistic installation exploring migration linked to climate change. While there we interviewed one of the artists - Tracey Zengeni - about her art work. Tracey Zengeni created the installation African Fragments. The art work...
