Human mobility

In the framework of the European Union–funded Migration, Environment and Climate Change: Evidence for Policy (MECLEP) project, this report presents the findings of the household survey and qualitative interviews conducted in Kenya. The study investigates

In a world of accelerating sea level rise and climate change, degrading farmland, and increasing social division and conflict, there is a new challenge: where will the climate refugees go? In 2060, an estimated 1.4bn people will live in coastal zones. In the worst case scenario, almost all will become climate refugees.

A new data base covering the United States from 1920 to 2010 has mapped the disaster count in the counties in relation to migration patterns. It shows that inequality might worsen, as those with the financial means will move away from the area, leaving behind a population that is disproportionately poor.

This national assessment report brings together available evidence on the climate change, environment and migration nexus in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The aim of the report is twofold, such that: (a) it maps the relationship between migration, environment

I worked as Concern Worldwide’s disaster risk reduction documentation officer from 2012-2014, and travelled to Bangladesh to review Concern’s

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement (Brookings Institution), and Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM) organized an expert consultation

This background paper was prepared to underpin discussions at the Sanremo consultation on planned relocations, disasters and climate change: Consolidating good practices and preparing for the future, which was held from 12-14 March 2014 in Sanremo, Italy

A new study shows that migration often has a positive impact on climate adaptation as it allows households affected by environmental and climate change to increase their preparedness for future hazards. On the other hand, displacement due to natural hazards poses more challenges to adaptation, often linked to increasing vulnerability of those displaced.