Information for 17020IIED

Migration and adaptation to climate change
Opinion paper, 2 pages
Climate change is having an undeniable impact on many human systems and behaviours, including population mobility. This is hardly surprising: migration is an adaptive response to changes in people’s circumstances. Yet environmental factors are not the whole story. Socio-economic, political and cultural factors are also closely linked to population movement, and heavily influence vulnerability to both direct and indirect impacts of climate change. Shifts in migration patterns are a strategy of adaptation to complex transformations, and recognising and accommodating this is key in policies for sustainable development and poverty reduction in the context of growing environmental stress.
Publication information
- IIED code: 17020IIED
- Published: Nov 2007 - IIED
- Area: Sudan, Botswana, Honduras, Bangladesh
- Theme: Climate change
- Series: Sustainable Development Opinion Papers
- Language:
English