Initiative
Climate-Induced Migration
- Overview
- Climate-Induced Migration in Vulnerable Neighborhoods of Coastal Cities of Sub-Saharan Africa
- Global Governance of Environmental Mobility
- Home Equals Resilient Settlements: Addressing Climate Migration Through Housing Investments
- Platform for the Integration of Migrants
- The New School Collaborative on Climate Futures
Environmental change is one of the many reasons that prompt people to migrate or flee, but its importance in both internal and cross-border flows is rising as more climate impacts intensify. Environmental events can also inhibit movement or lead governments to relocate households away from exposed areas.
The scientific understanding of different types of environmental mobility has advanced over the past decades. In parallel, numerous states and non-state actors at global, regional, and national levels have paid increasing attention to the issue. Five key international perspectives are applied to environmental mobility: (a) forced migration/refugees; (b) migration; (c) planned relocation; (d) disaster risk reduction, development and resilience; and (e) climate action. These frameworks for analysis are grounded in diverse international norms and processes, and are variously adopted by multilateral organizations.
Read more about the different projects relating to climate-induced migration and environmental mobility on which the Institute is conducting research.