by Alex Randall | Jul 25, 2012 | Climate Change, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration
According to a new paper by Etienne Piguet the idea of migration linked to environmental change has appeared and disappeared several times in the history of migration studies. In this paper Piguet charts the history of the idea’s disapearence and reemergence,...
by Alex Randall | Jul 24, 2012 | Climate Change, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration
The Feinstein International Center has released a new report on climate change and humanitarian crises, concluding that we must move from a mindset where crisis and intervention is seen as exceptional to one where continually managing risk becomes normal and on-going....
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...
