Environmental Migration in the Media
This page provides links to articles spotted by the Transformations in Risk team that highlight the issue of environment and climate and migration. With more and more articles appearing, this is becoming a hugely debated area. We decided to collect a sample of these here, as it is interesting to see how the media discourse is developing.
New Scientist article about possible global futures and the potential for tipping points
New York Times report on the climate science debate about the use of the term “tipping point”
NYT: Migrant or refugee — what’s in a name?
Before the Flood. NYT: Searching for a fair solution for climate-induced migration.
Poor cities must step up climate change fight-UN
Australians Face Climate Change Relocation
Water tensions remain in the pipeline
Globe and Mail: World faces daunting refugee crisis
Anything Goes: The Dangers of Linking Climate Change to National Security
Climate-related disasters force 20 million out of homes in 2008
Mobility key to climate change adaptation, say experts
It is hard to determine how many people may become “climate migrants”