"Climate migration is a subset of climate-related mobility that refers to primarily voluntary movement driven by the impact of sudden or gradual climate-exacerbated disasters."
Those who are forced to flee their homes or countries due to the effects of climate change, such as sea level rise, extreme weather, or drought.
Climate change: The long-term change in global or regional weather patterns, specifically the increase in the Earth's average surface temperature caused by human activity and greenhouse gas emissions.
Global warming: The overall increase in the Earth's temperature due to the emissions of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, from human activities and other sources.
Climate change impacts: The various effects of climate change on the physical environment, ecosystems, and human communities, including changes in temperature, precipitation, sea levels, and extreme weather events.
Climate adaptation: The proactive measures individuals, governments, and organizations can take to mitigate the impacts of climate change, such as sea walls, drought-resistant crops, and flood control infrastructure.
Climate mitigation: The actions taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow the rate of climate change, including the promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Climate justice: The principle that those who are most affected by the impacts of climate change should have a say in the decisions related to controlling greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to its effects.
Environmental refugees: People who are forced to leave their homes due to environmental factors such as natural disasters or the degradation of the environment.
Climate refugees: People who are forced to leave their homes due to the effects of climate change, such as rising sea levels, increased floods or droughts, or loss of agricultural productivity.
Migration patterns: The movement of people from one place to another, often driven by environmental, economic, or political reasons.
International law: The legal frameworks that govern the rights of displaced people, including the United Nations Refugee Convention and the international human rights law.
Coastal Residents: People who live in low-lying areas, such as islands or coastlines, are especially vulnerable to rising sea levels and storm surges.
Agricultural Workers: People whose livelihoods depend on farming or agricultural activities may be forced to flee because of drought, flooding, or other climate-related events that make it impossible for them to continue working the land.
Indigenous People: Many indigenous communities around the world are reliant on their traditional lands for their way of life. The effects of climate change may force them to move from their ancestral lands to seek new sources of food and water.
Urban Dwellers: Cities are increasingly affected by extreme weather events such as heatwaves and flooding. Poor neighborhoods are especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
Refugees and Displaced People: Conflicts and natural disasters can make it impossible for people to stay in their homes or even their home countries. Climate change is exacerbating these factors, leading to increases in refugees and displaced people.
Small Island States: Small island nations are particularly vulnerable to sea-level rise and extreme weather events. These countries face the threat of being entirely submerged under the waves.
Artisans and Craftspersons: Many small-scale artisans and craftspersons depend on natural resources such as wood and water to create their products. Climate change is making these resources increasingly scarce, forcing these people to move in search of new materials.
Mountain Communities: Mountain communities are also vulnerable to the effects of climate change, such as landslides, flooding, and changes in precipitation patterns.
""Abnormally heavy rainfalls, prolonged droughts, desertification, environmental degradation, or sea-level rise and cyclones."
"Climate-related disasters disproportionately affect marginalized populations, who are often facing other structural challenges in climate-vulnerable regions and countries."
"The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that an average of 20 million people are forcibly displaced to other areas in countries all over the world by weather-related events every year."
"Climate-related disasters are often described as a threat multiplier that compounds crises over time and space."
"The 2021 White House Report on the Impact of Climate Change on Migration underscored the multifaceted impacts of climate change and climate-related migration, ranging from destabilizing vulnerable and marginalized communities, exacerbating resource scarcity, to igniting political tension."
"Few existing international frameworks and regional and domestic legal regimes provide adequate protection to climate migrants."
"People who have been uprooted because of climate change exist all over the world — even if the international community has been slow to recognize them as such."
"Climate migration has been described as 'the world’s silent crisis.'"
"The World Bank projects that there will be 216 million climate migrants by 2050."
"The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) projects there will be 1.2 billion climate migrants by 2050."
"The UN International Organization for Migration projects that there will be 1.4 billion climate migrants by 2060."
"The majority of climate migrants move internally within their own countries."
"Though a smaller number of climate-displaced people also move across national borders."
"Climate change gives rise to migration on a large, global scale."
"Climate-related disasters are often described as a threat multiplier that compounds crises over time and space."
"Climate migration is a subset of climate-related mobility that refers to primarily voluntary movement."
"Marginalized populations, who are often facing other structural challenges in climate-vulnerable regions and countries."
"Climate change exacerbates resource scarcity."
"People who have been uprooted because of climate change exist all over the world."