by Alex Randall | Dec 9, 2015 | Climate Change, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration
Last week I interviewed Walter Kälin – one of the world’s leading experts on migration and climate change. He told me he “Wasn’t optimistic” but also “wasn’t pessimistic” about the prospects for progress in Paris. Looking through the news...
by Alex Randall | Dec 4, 2015 | Climate Change, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration
We interviewed climate and migration expert Walter Kälin. The key topic of our conversation was how this issue might (or might not) be addressed at the climate change negotiations. Music: Cylinders by Chris Zabriskie, Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0) Image: NASA Creative...
by Alex Randall | Nov 26, 2015 | Africa, Climate Change, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration
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...
by Alex Randall | Nov 24, 2015 | Climate Change, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration
Climate change and migration in developing countries: evidence and implications for PRISE countries Maria Waldinger, Sam Fankhauser ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment Empirical...
by Alex Randall | Nov 11, 2015 | Climate Migration
One of the most talked about topics in the field of climate and migration is the idea of migration as adaptation. In this podcast we argue that for many people migration may be their most viable way of adapting. However we also argue that this can open up a new set of...
by Alex Randall | Nov 4, 2015 | Climate Change, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration
Why should we be concerned about environmentally induced migration? Kerstin Rieger Journal of the Dublin University Geographical Society This essay discusses environmentally induced migration and questions if people actually have a choice in relocating or not. In...
