by Alex Randall | Jul 13, 2012 | Climate Change, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration
What should the Rio +20 outcomes document have said about migration and displacement linked to climate change? Before the start of the negotiations the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) suggested the...
by Alex Randall | Jul 6, 2012 | Climate Change, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration
The UN Human Rights council has made an important move forward on the connections between climate change, human rights and internal displacement. From Climate Change Policy and Practice. During its 20th session, the UN Human Rights Council expressed concern...
by Alex Randall | Jul 3, 2012 | Climate Change, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration
The European Science Foundation (ESF) will host the conference Tracing Social Inequalities in Environmentally-Induced Migration. 9-13 December 2012, Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZIF), Bielefeld, Germany. From the conference concept note: The social...
by Alex Randall | Jul 2, 2012 | Climate Change, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration
New research examines the health implications of human movement linked to climate change. The research looks at the possible health impacts of several different kinds of movement: displacement, resettlement schemes and migration as an adaptive response to climate...
by Alex Randall | Jun 29, 2012 | Africa, Climate Change, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the United Nations University for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) launched a report of testimonies last week from refugees in the East and Horn of Africa. The testimonies detail refugee experiences and understanding of the...
