World needs to prepare for ‘millions’ of climate displaced: U.N.
The world needs to prepare for millions of people being driven from their homes by the impact of climate change, the United Nations High Commissioner...
People urgently fleeing climate crisis cannot be sent home, UN rules
People fleeing immediate danger due to the climate crisis cannot be forced to return home, the UN has said. The landmark ruling centres on the...
Too hot for humans? First Nations people fear becoming Australia’s first climate refugees
As the big dry bites and temperature records tumble, Aboriginal people in Alice Springs say global heating threatens their culture and very survival.
The fight for climate and migrant justice is the fight for human rights
Today, International Migrants Day, is an opportunity to highlight the inextricable link between climate and migrant justice and how these struggles are struggles for human...
Can We Predict ‘Climate Migrations’?
A prototype model considers climate and socioeconomic factors to see if displacements of people can be predicted and better explained. ...
How Climate Change Influences Immigration to the United States
Poverty and violence in Central America are major factors driving migration to the United States. But there's another force that's often overlooked: climate change.None NoneRetired...
Climate Change Is Altering Migration Patterns Regionally and Globally
Since at least 2014, a growing number of asylum-seekers from Central America have arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border. While the response from the Obama administration...
Climate Change Forces 20 Million People to Flee Each Year, Oxfam Finds
Over the past decade, climate-fueled disasters drove over 20 million people a year from their homes, concluded a report released by Oxfam on Monday. The...