ICYMI: Climate Migration Council Releases Compendium on Climate Mobility
Axios:
“The new report…outlines in detail the need to mitigate emissions, as well as ways to help people who stay in places hit by climate-related disasters and ‘expand and diversify’ pathways for migration.”
On Tuesday, the Climate Migration Council released its Compendium on Climate Mobility, emphasizing the pressing need for decisive action to address climate migration. This comprehensive resource, first covered in Axios, explores the factors driving millions of people to migrate due to climate-related disasters and provides a framework for policymakers and other stakeholders to manage the complexities of climate migration effectively.
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Axios: First Look: Spotlight on climate migration
By Andrew Freedman
“The Climate Migration Council is out with a set of actionable steps to take to address the growing challenge of climate mobility.
“Why it matters: Climate change is unleashing a litany of disasters forcing people to relocate, often in stressful and dangerous circumstances.
“Zoom in: Launched by the Emerson Collective as part of its climate migration work, the Council itself includes political figures, experts in national security, human rights, law, international aid and more.
The new report, provided first to Axios, outlines in detail the need to mitigate emissions, as well as ways to help people who stay in places hit by climate-related disasters and ‘expand and diversify’ pathways for migration.
It includes recommendations such as devising partnerships with governments to support those who remain in areas affected by climate disasters.
It also suggests improving evacuation and relocation options in the face of slow or sudden-onset disasters.”
BBC World News: Climate Crisis Accelerates Human Mobility
Dr. Elizabeth Ferris: "The Climate Migration Council just put out a compendium on climate mobility that has lots of concrete things that communities and governments can do to reduce the risk of disasters."
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“This is an issue that affects everyone in the global north and the global south. It's one of the reasons I like working on this issue because it isn't just poor countries that are affected as we've seen in the US and Europe and other places. And actually, some of the smallest countries with less government capacity have done amazingly well. Although the cyclones are getting stronger, they've got good evacuation techniques and have done amazing things to build up their structures and protect people.”
If you’re interested in learning more about the Climate Migration Council, please reach out to press@climatemigrationcouncil.org, or visit ClimateMigrationCouncil.org.