We’re a little slow on the unveiling of this, but Heinrich Boll Stiftung released a publication in November 2010 on the gendered migration responses of communities in Chiapas called “Women Who Go, Women Who Stay: Reactions to Climate Change in Mexico.” This is a particularly welcome contribution to the virtually non-existent literature on different migration [...]
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The Center for American Progress just released a report on “Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict: Addressing Complex Crisis Scenarios in the 21st Century.” It’s the first ever from the left-leaning think tank on climate and migration. From the summary: In this paper and the reports to follow, we will discuss regional case studies in which [...] The European Parliament’s Policy Department of Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs has put out a study on “Climate Refugees: ” Legal and Policy Responses to Environmentally Induced Migration. This is a welcome addition to the already rife discourse on potential legal and policy responses for environmentally-induced migrants. Specifically, according to the abstract, the study “sets [...] Refugees forced to leave their homes because of floods, droughts, storms, heatwaves and other effects of climate change are likely to be one of the biggest visible effects of the warming that scientists warn will result from the untrammelled use of fossil fuels, according to the UK government’s Foresight group, part of the Office for Science, [...] The Migration Policy Institute released a report titled “Climate Change and Migration Dynamics.” The report takes a look at the myriad ways climate can affect migration patterns — “rising sea levels, higher surface temperatures, disruption of the hydrological cycle, and more frequent severe weather events. Whether singly or in combination, these forces will have a [...] Pacific Island countries are internationally regarded as a barometer for the early impacts of climate change. Their geophysical characteristics, demographic patterns and location in the Pacific Ocean make them particularly vulnerable to the effects of global warming. Small Island Developing States, a UN-established category which includes most Pacific Island countries, are characterized by a high [...] |
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