Publication: Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in IOM’s Response to Environmental Migration

March 31, 2011 – The International Organization for Migration released a publication on “Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in IOM’s Response to Environmental Migration.” This document presents IOM’s engagement in building the resilience of countries and communities affected by a changing climate, environmental hazards and structural factors of vulnerability in order to foster […]

Press Release: UK Climate Change and Migration Coalition

March 30, 2011 – A new coalition is launched today to address growing concerns about the effects of climate change on migration. The UK Climate Change & Migration Coalition (UKCCMC) brings together experts from across the refugee, human rights, environment, development and climate change sectors and aims to foster increased dialogue and cooperation on the […]

New Report: Climate Change, Migration, and International Security Considerations

Robert McLeman of the University of Ottawa and International Organization for Migration released a report entitled “Climate Change, Migration, and International Security Considerations.” Executive Summary The impacts of anthropogenic climate change are expected to lead to large-scale population displacements and migrations in the coming decades, with the potential to create instability and conflict in the […]

New Contribution: Elizabeth Ferris on Climate Change and Internal Displacement

Elizabeth Ferris, a senior fellow and co-director of Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement at the Brookings Institution, recently presented her take on climate change and international displacement at a UNHCR roundtable. She discusses her contribution below: “While there is growing interest in the issue of climate change and displacement, there doesn’t seem to be consensus […]

Article: Climate Migration: Why It Is A Human Security Issue

(Eurasia Review) March 1, 2011 – The proposition that climate change will or could generate international security concerns has become prominent in public discourse over the last few years. Governments, international organisations and NGOs have increasingly directed their attention to climate change as a likely source of conflict. Climate change is most likely to be […]