(Inter Press Service) August 11, 2011 – With political will to dramatically cut the world’s greenhouse gas emissions failing to materialise, a multi-pronged approach is needed to protect the millions of people who are being displaced as a result of environmental factors driven largely by climate change, experts say. “Climate change is looming as a [...]
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(chinadialogue) July 11, 2011 - In December 2008, a series of swells coinciding with seasonal high (“king”) tide engulfed the island atoll of Majuro, capital of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. These waves washed out roads and low-lying houses, forced a state of emergency and caused over US$1.5 million [...] UNHCR organized an expert roundtable on climate change and displacement, which was held in Bellagio, Italy, from 22 to 25 February 2011, with the support of the Rockefeller Foundation. Main messages to come out of the event included: Displacement is likely to be a significant consequence of global climate change processes of both a rapid [...] 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 [...] (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 [...] Jane McAdam has further added to the gap in climate change and migration literature with her newest opus Climate Change and Displacement: Multidisciplinary Perspectives. As her book summary outlines: Environmental migration is not new. Nevertheless, the events and processes accompanying global climate change threaten to increase human movement both within States and across international borders. The [...] |
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