Climate change and displacement
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- Climate change adaptation in Inner Mongolia, China
- ( J.J. West / Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo , 2009)
- This report documents local perceptions and experiences of environmental migration in selected settlements in Mongolia and China, and discusses some of the challenges and opportunities for climate cha...
- Does climate change influence migration and displacement?
- ( K. Warner;C. Ehrhart;A. deSherbinin / CARE International , 2009)
- The impacts of climate change are already causing migration and displacement. Although the exact number of people that will be on the move by mid-century is uncertain, the scope and scale could vastly...
- Migration, climate change and environment
- ( International Organization for Migration , 2009)
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Environmental factors have long had an impact on global migration flows. Although there is limited reliable data on the subject, the scale of such flows, both internal and cross-border, is expected...
- Global trends in internal displacement
- ( Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre , 2009)
- With approximately 26 million people internally displaced worldwide, the issue of IDPs remain one of the most serious challenges for the international development community. This report from the Inter...
- Methods of profiling Internally displaced persons (IDPs)
- ( A. Davies / Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre , 2008)
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Obtaining reliable data on internally displaced persons (IDPs) is challenging. In most countries affected by internal displacement, existing data on IDPs and the conditions of their displacement is...
- Climate change and migration
- ( V.O. Kolmannskog / Norwegian Refugee Council , 2008)
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With the certainty of global warming, the term ‘climate refugees’ is gaining popularity in public discourse. The term climate refugees implies a mono-causality that one rarely finds in ...
- Planning and managing the impacts of climate change on human migration
- ( M. Couldrey (ed);M. Herson (ed) / Forced Migration Review , 2008)
- In response to growing climate change pressures on landscapes and livelihoods, people are moving and adapting. Evidence points towards climate and environmentally induced migration becoming ...
- The impact of demographic and climate change on migration patterns in developing countries
- ( R. Black;D. Kniveton;R. Skeldon / Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex , 2008)
- This working paper seeks to explore the potential impact of future demographic and climate change on migration patterns in developing countries, in order to identify policy implications for internatio...
Is climate change a threat to security in West Africa?: local experts give their views
- ( O. Brown;A. Crawford / International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg , 2008)
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Traditionally seen as an environmental and an energy issue, climate change is now also being cast as a threat to international peace and security. Africa, though the least responsible for greenhous...
Desertification and drought in Africa: an overview
- ( UN Economic Commission for Africa , 2008)
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Prepared by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in preparation for the sixteenth session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16), this report review...
