Climate Migration Council
@ClimateMigCncl
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We are leaders who share a commitment to putting people at the center of climate action and to accelerating global solutions to climate-related migration.
Joined September 2022
🎧 Don't miss the @guardian’s Today in Focus featuring CMC member Badruun Gardi of This episode explores climate migration through the lens of Mongolia’s shifting environment, with powerful insights on global implications. 🔗
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Tracey McVeigh heads to Mongolia to find out about the country’s increasingly brutal winters and dry summers, while Badruun Gardi reflects on how the changes threaten the nomadic way of life
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Climate mobility has real implications for labor markets, trade and economic resilience. Our guidance shows how inclusive green job systems can support displaced workers and strengthen local economies. 📘 #ClimateMigration #GreenJobs
As climate-induced migration rises, nations are facing new challenges in managing refugee flows. How will these shifts impact international trade, especially as migration affects labor markets and demands for goods and services? #ClimateMigration #GlobalTrade.
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Policymakers can support people affected by disasters who persist in place, helping to reduce vulnerability and lower the risk of displacement with these actions. More details and recommendations in our Climate Mobility Compendium:
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How can cities protect displaced workers and close green labor gaps?. Our policy brief with @C40Cities and @MayorsMigration explores concrete actions cities are taking to address this very situation.
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How does climate change shape migration in Africa, and how do trade and mobility policies make it worse (or better)? New @vox_dev piece shows mobility barriers deepen losses, while reforms can enable adaptation and structural change. 📖 #ClimateMigration
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Cities can lead a just labor transition—if they have the tools. Our policy brief with @c40cities and @MayorsMigration outlines how to protect climate-displaced workers and expand access to good green jobs. 📘 #ClimateMigration #GreenJobs #UrbanPolicy
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Australia’s new visa for Tuvaluans marks a milestone in climate-linked mobility: 280 people/year with permanent pathways, no job offer required. A real-world example of the policies we call for under our Compendium, Pillar 3. Read via @ConversationEDU:
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The Australia–Tuvalu Falepili Union, as it is known, is the world’s first bilateral agreement to create a special visa like this in the context of climate change.
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New guidance from @climatevisuals offers clear principles for ethical, accurate photography of #ClimateMigration. No more clichés. No more dehumanizing imagery. We need nuance, context and respect. 📷 #VisualStorytelling #MediaEthics
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Pillar Three of our Climate Mobility Compendium outlines how governments can expand cross-border migration options - safely, predictably, and with rights at the center. 📄 #ClimateMigration #MobilityPolicy #CrossBorderMobility #ClimateAction
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Hein de Haas challenges inflated climate migration forecasts in 📘 How Migration Really Works - and he's right to push for nuance. Mobility is happening: internally, unevenly, and shaped by systems that deserve better policy. #ClimateMigration.
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In their 2021 Groundswell report, the World Bank claimed there would be 216 million climate refugees by 2050. NGOs such as Christian Aid and the UN International Organization for Migration have...
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Mobility can be a tool for resilience, not just a last resort. Pillar 3 of our Compendium calls for better pathways:.✔ Safe, supported movement.✔ Improved outcomes.✔ More receptive systems. #ClimateMigration #MobilityPolicy #ClimateResilience
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Climate mobility is often framed as a threat. But real security planning means protecting people and strengthening systems. Our statement calls for policies rooted in foresight, stability and human dignity. 📄 #ClimateMigration #SecurityPolicy
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Rising temperatures are forcing villages in Mustang to relocate as water sources dry up and agriculture collapses. These people are on the frontlines of a crisis they didn’t create. Read more: #ClimateMigration #ClimateAction.
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As water sources dry up due to erratic snowfall and rising temperatures, villagers in the high-altitude Himalayan region abandon ancestral homes, becoming ‘climate refugees’, as they call themselves.
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Climate-linked mobility is already affecting decisions about housing, work and safety. Our Explainer breaks down the drivers, and what better policy, funding and planning can look like. 📘 #ClimateMigration #MobilityPolicy #ClimateAction.
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New study from @APSAtweets: Hurricane Ian increased U.S. support for climate action and for policies helping climate migrants. The effect crossed party lines, but faded fast. Study by @sabrinabarias & Chris W. Blair.🌀. #ClimateMigration.
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In the Eye of the Storm: Hurricanes, Climate Migration, and Climate Attitudes - Volume 118 Issue 4
Does personal experience with a climate disaster shape individuals' attitudes on climate change and climate migration? In our new paper in the @apsrjournal, @Chris_W_Blair and I address this question leveraging the case of Hurricane Ian.
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Who decides when a place becomes unlivable?. This piece from @JuliaBlocher & @BakerInstitute explores how climate impacts intersect with inequality to drive mobility, and why migration tipping points are socially, not just environmentally, defined.
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As climate change impacts living conditions, understanding habitability is essential for analyzing migration decisions. In this policy brief, Julia Blocher explores how extreme weather affects both...
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When disasters strike, not everyone leaves. Policymakers can support those who remain, reducing vulnerability and reducing displacement. Strategic planning, investment in resilience, and essential services are key. More ideas in our Compendium:
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Who are the members of the Climate Migration Council?. Presidents, mayors, researchers, CEOs, former ministers and advocates working together to put climate mobility on the global agenda. 👥 Meet them: #ClimateMigration #GlobalLeadership #ClimateAction.
climatemigrationcouncil.org
The Climate Migration Council is a group of leaders who share a commitment to putting people at the center of climate action and to accelerating global solutions to climate migration.
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Youth in Kenya are turning climate migration challenges into green job opportunities—like land restoration projects that protect both people and ecosystems. This is what climate adaptation looks like when led from the ground up. 🔗 @IOMKenya @LCOYKenya2024.#ClimateMigration.
The #KDMECC acknowledges youth as key actors in helping member states fulfill their commitments to addressing #ClimateMigration. In Kenya, young people are driving change by creating green jobs through innovative solutions like land restoration projects. @LCOYKenya2024
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Access to funding is the top barrier for youth tackling climate migration in East & Horn of Africa. But they’re not waiting—they’re leading. Read how young changemakers are driving solutions via @IOM_EHSA:. #ClimateMigration #YouthLeadership.
eastandhornofafrica.iom.int
The climate change crisis is increasingly impacting human mobility, as evidenced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 2023). In the East and
💡 Did you know? . A survey of 15 youth leaders in East & Horn of Africa found funding access to be the biggest challenge in addressing #ClimateMigration. Read how young changemakers are overcoming this, and how you can support:.
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