Running in Quicksand: Environmental Change, Migration, and the Policy Imperatives

Environmental change increasingly effects internal and external patterns of human movement around the globe. Whether due to loss of livelihood from rising sea waters, degradation of arable land, or increased frequency and severity of storms, people are on the move. This article looks at environmenta...

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Published in:Development (Society for International Development) 2016-12, Vol.59 (3-4), p.217-222
Main Author: McFarland, Kelly M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Change agents
Climate change
Competition
Councils
Degradation
Development and Social Change
Development Economics
Development Policy
Development Studies
Diplomacy
Ecosystems
Environmental aspects
Environmental economics
Environmental policy
Immigration policy
Livelihood
Migrants
Migration
National security
Natural resources
NGOs
Nongovernmental organizations
Policy making
Rain
Social Sciences
Think tanks
Trends
Upfront
Water shortages
Working groups
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Summary:Environmental change increasingly effects internal and external patterns of human movement around the globe. Whether due to loss of livelihood from rising sea waters, degradation of arable land, or increased frequency and severity of storms, people are on the move. This article looks at environmental factors driving this new wave of migrants and provides a set of ‘guiding principles’ for policymakers, international institutions, NGOs, academia, and the think tank community to create new policies, and the obstacles they may face in implementation.
ISSN:1011-6370
1461-7072
DOI:10.1057/s41301-017-0112-y