by Alex Randall | May 14, 2012 | Climate Change, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration, The Arctic
Ilan Kelman is a sharp and dedicated researcher, his native tongue unmistakeably academic. But behind the carefully constructed sentences lies a character of definite moral motivation. I’d call him an activist but I’m not sure he’d identify with such a subjective...
by Alex Randall | May 2, 2012 | Climate Change, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration, Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones
The UN predicts that by 2050, 70% of us will be living in urban areas. It was about 30% in 1950 and it’s split roughly 50/50 now. This trend means the size of our cities has been growing steadily. Climate change is one of the many factors that will sustain this trend...
by Alex Randall | Apr 27, 2012 | Climate Change, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration
Reports and research People and Planet: The Royal Society Science Policy Centre report 01a/12 Population Distribution, Migration and Climate Change in Australia: An Exploration by Graeme Hugo for the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) The...
by Alex Randall | Apr 20, 2012 | Climate Change, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration, Sea level rise
Last month, the Telegraph reported that the Kiribati Cabinet was negotiating a land deal with Fiji to begin relocating its population. The majority of atolls and islands that make up the Republic lie just 2m above sea level. A severe and in its immediacy unique...
by Alex Randall | Apr 13, 2012 | Climate Change, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration, Sea level rise
The Asian Development Bank’s report Addressing Climate Change and Migration in Asia and the Pacific sets out change the focus of the debate. Historically, analysis has focused on the humanitarian and protection concerns of displacement linked to climate change....
by Alex Randall | Apr 4, 2012 | Climate Change, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration
Reports and research The Impact of Global Climate Change and Local Environmental Stress on Migration in Nang Rong, Thailand by Jacqueline Meijer-Irons, Benjamin Chabot-Hanowell, Sara Curran and Matthew Dunbar for the University of Washington. Human Mobility and...
