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Searching with a thematic focus on Climate change poverty and vulnerability, Climate change, Migration in climate change, Climate Change Adaptation

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    Mass displacement and the challenge for urban resilience

    Overseas Development Institute, 2017
    The concept of urban resilience is increasingly being used to describe the attributes of the urban system that are needed to deal with environmental disasters, conflict and financial crises.
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    Addressing climate change and migration in Asia and the Pacific: final report

    Asian Development Bank, 2012
    Asia and the Pacific is the global area most prone to natural disasters, both in terms of the absolute number of disasters and of populations affected. This report aims to identify policy and other responses to impacts of environment events on human mobility within the Asia and Pacific region.
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    The demography of adaptation to climate change

    United Nations Population Fund, 2013
    In 2010, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and El Colegio de Mexico hosted an expert group meeting in Mexico to discuss aspects of population dynamics with particular focus on adaptation to climate change.
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    The state of environmental migration 2011

    International Organization for Migration, 2012
    This report is the second volume in an annual series, which aims to provide regular assessments on the changing nature and dynamics of environmental migration. This volume focuses on cross-border displacement and the securitisation of migration.
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    On climate migration and international trade

    Social Science Research Network, 2012
    Climate migration is plagued by vagueness, both in terms of the numbers of potential migrants, as well as their legal rights. This article provides a legal analysis of climate migration and examines its potential impact on international trade.
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    Where the rain falls: climate change, food and livelihood security, and migration

    United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, 2012
    This comparative study highlights that rainfall variability and food insecurity are key drivers for human mobility. The empirical research is based on eight country case studies, including a 1,300 household survey and participatory research sessions involving 2,000 individuals. The results reveal that migration is an important risk management strategy for vulnerable households.
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    World disasters report 2012

    International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 2012
    The World Disasters Report 2012 aims to widen and sharpen the focus on the complex causes of forced migration and the diverse consequences and impacts for both affected populations and humanitarian actors. The report shows that, more than ever, the complex nature of disasters and conflicts is accompanied by the enormous potential to uproot large numbers of people.
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    Climate change, water stress, conflict and migration

    UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, 2012
    This collection of papers, presented at the symposium ‘Climate change, water stress, conflict and migration’ held on 21 September 2011 in the Netherlands, highlight how climate change, water stress and other environmental problems threaten human security.
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    A decision framework for environmentally induced migration

    Wiley Online Library, 2011
    Global environmental change is increasingly affecting ecosystems and the communities who rely on them. However, more work is needed to conceptualise and quantify migration responses to the impact of environmental change and degradation.
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    Climate change, environment and migration in the Sahel: selected issues with a focus on Senegal and Mali

    micle, 2012
    The micle research project investigates the social-ecological conditions of population movements in Mali and Senegal. The overall goal of the project is to contribute to a better understanding of the complex relationships between climate-related environmental changes and migration.

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