November 20, 2023 Dear John, Worldwide, there is growing attention to the impacts of climate change on migration. While precise causality can be difficult to disentangle and estimates are all over the map, there is no doubt that the impacts of climate change are directly or indirectly increasing migration and displacement around the world. Environmental devastation can also affect people already on the move, particularly since some of the planet’s most climate-vulnerable countries are host to millions of humanitarian migrants. And some of the most affected victims of climate change are trapped populations—those prevented from moving. The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) has developed a variety of resources to help you cut through the clutter to understand the complicated dynamics and policy moves. Ahead of the COP28 summit in Dubai next week, there is no better time to explore our offerings: |
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“Climate Migration 101: An Explainer” is the perfect place to start. In the article, MPI Associate Policy Analyst Lawrence Huang offers answers to basic questions about the relationship between climate change and migration, starting with how and where climate change triggers human movement. “As climate change makes livelihoods harder and disasters more severe, displacement is likely to grow and become more unpredictable, although government action can help individuals remain in place or move in safer, legal ways," Huang writes. |
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| The Migration Policy Institute is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit think tank in Washington, D.C. dedicated to analysis of the movement of people worldwide. MPI provides analysis, development and evaluation of migration and refugee policies at the local, national and international levels. For more on MPI, please visit www.migrationpolicy.org. |
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