The key to addressing climate migration and displacement is to come up with creative solutions that will make it easier — not harder — for people to flee from peril.
New models project number of migrants within countries of six regions of the world to be up to 216 million by 2050.
Experts call for vastly expanded U.S. programs to aid displaced people.
As climate change impacts intensify, more and more people will likely be forced to leave their homes and potentially cross borders into other countries.
A new model finds that areas where humans can barely survive, which currently cover about 1 percent of the planet, will grow to about 20 percent within the next 50 years
Five U.S. tribes claim that climate change compromises their human rights, including rights to life, health, housing, water, sanitation, and a healthy environment.
The decision may open the door for climate refugee claims down the line.
A prototype model considers climate and socioeconomic factors to see if displacements of people can be predicted and better explained.
Hundreds of experts gathered on campus to discuss possibilities for protecting coastal communities and withdrawing when we can no longer safely inhabit our coastlines.
A project that anticipates how people will move in response to environmental changes could help to bolster social and humanitarian support for countries in crisis.
