by Alex Randall | Feb 4, 2015 | Climate Change, Climate Conflict, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration
Understanding slow and rapid onset disasters Alex Randall Alex is programme coordinator of the Climate and Migration Coalition Slow and rapid onset disasters: it’s a common distinction, but what does it mean? Not all disasters happen at the same speed. Consider...
by Alex Randall | Feb 2, 2015 | Africa, Climate Change, Climate Conflict, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration
This a new series. Every Monday we pick a compelling photograph related to climate change, migration and displacement and tell the story behind it. This image shows a group of Somali and Ethiopian Refugees who have just crossed Gulf of Arden to get to Yemen. The...
by Alex Randall | Jan 29, 2015 | Climate Change, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration
Every Thursday we’ll post a couple of new pieces of research on climate change, migration and displacement. If you have suggestions for next week, please post them in comments. Climate and Mobility in the West African Sahel: Conceptualising the Local Dimensions...
by Alex Randall | Jan 28, 2015 | Climate Change, Climate Conflict, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration
Climate change will force to UK to commit its armed forces to new overseas conflicts. This is the belief of Navy Rear Admiral Neil Morisetti. The impacts of climate change, he argues, will destabilise already vulnerable areas. Droughts, heat waves and floods will tip...
by Alex Randall | Jan 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
This article was produced as part of our Moving Stories project. “I go to get registered [as an IDP] and they dismiss me. I don’t want to live here. I don’t want my children out on the streets. In my village I have little but I look after my family. They...
