Climate change is amplifying the risk of extreme weather disasters by increasing the destructive power of storms and floods. At the same time, rising seas...
This paper seeks to assess the interdependencies among water scarcity, youth unemployment and migration. It also attempts to unravel the different roles of...
After cyclone Aila hit the coast of Bangladesh in 2009, migration has become the only option for many families whose livelihoods where impaired by the resulting...
Climate change and environmental degradation are already much stronger drivers of migration flows than many of us may be aware of. This study intends to...
There has been a surge in international migration in recent years, reaching a total of 244 million individuals in 2015. Forced displacement has also reached a...
World-wide, cities are on the advance. Today, they host more than half of the world's population and every minute, their population grows by 140 people: 200,000...
Global governance of displaced and trapped populations, forced migration and refugees is not prepared for the numbers likely to manifest under a changing...
South Asia is on the front line in confronting the implications of climate change and addressing the consequences for security. To analyse this and more, the...
On 12 May 2016, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) through its Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) launched its annual publication “The Global...
This publication sheds light on the multitude of international cooperative initiatives (ICIs) which are underway outside the formal UNFCCC negotiating process.
This publication by UN Women is part of the project 'Reducing Vulnerability of Women Affected by Climate Change through Viable Livelihood Options', which...
Source: Christian Aid
14 May 2007 - At least one billion people will be forced from their homes between now and 2050 as the effects of climate change deepen an...
Flooding which affected some two million people in Thailand in 2011, fueled civil resentment towards the newly elected government. The floods resulted from...
The closure of U.S. military bases and the lack of responsibility for the U.S. to clean up toxic waste that contaminates the site and surrounding environment...
Famine in North Korea has caused refugees to migrate to China. This has been a point of contention between China and North Korea, and other international...
Bangladeshi illegal immigration into Assam as a result of changed climatic patterns and deteriorating economic and social conditions in Bangladesh has led to...
Ecuador’s 2013-2017 Program of Government lists integrated solid waste management (ISWM) as a current topic on Ecuador’s national agenda. The program calls for...
Although the economies of Latin American countries remain primarily agrarian, some industrialisation has also generated socio-environmental conflict, especially...