Geographers Jon Barnett and John Campbell bring climate change impacts in small island states to the fore with their new aptly-named book Climate Change and Small Island States. Not that island states didn’t already enjoy popular attention, as the book’s description suggests: Small Island Developing States are often depicted as being among the most vulnerable […]
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The following post is a summary of the March 1, 2010 event, “The Global Implications of Climate Migration” from the New Security Beat blog, a product of the Environmental Change and Security Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. It is written by Julien Katchinoff. “As we …talk about the interconnections between climate […] Last week, New Orleans not only hosted Mardi Gras, but also the 2010 ISA Annual Convention. The International Studies Association (ISA) was founded to promote research and education in international affairs, and its annual convention is usually a who’s who of academics, journalists, and policy makers. This year’s conference, with the theme of “Theory vs. […] (Reuters AlertNet) Febraury 12, 2010 – DHAKA, Bangladesh – A building boom in rickety new huts is underway in Korail slum, the biggest temporary residence of landless people in Bangladesh’s capital. A growing flood of landless poor, many displaced by climate-related problems, are moving into the canal-side slum, which lies adjacent to Gulshan, one of […] (The New Republic) January 4, 2010 – Joanna Kakissis has a nicely reported piece in The New York Times today on climate-driven migration in developing countries. The concept’s pretty simple: As the planet heats up, many regions are expected to see more frequent (and more severe) floods, droughts, and storms, which will uproot a bunch […] Climate migration has already begun in Bangladesh. Eight months after the last cyclone hit, huge areas are still flooded and 200,000 people live in make-shift huts in the high grounds. Many others have migrated to the capital city of Dhaka. In the first of two videos at Guardian.co.uk, two families struggle to cope with their […] |
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