by alex | Dec 14, 2016
In this talk we make the case that the climate change talks have lead to progress on climate-linked migration. But that to protect the rights of people who move, progress must also be made in several other places. The key points in the talk are: The climate...
by alex | Feb 15, 2016
The Paris agreement has written migration into future climate talks, and committed states to action to prevent displacement. But what exactly does the agreement commit countries to? And who gets to decide what happens next? Image: Adapted from David Stanley (CC BY...
by alex | Jan 20, 2016
Introduction Why are migration and displacement part the climate talks? Climate change has the power to re-shape patterns of migration and displacement across the world. For this reason migration and displacement have been part of the international climate change...
by alex | Dec 15, 2015
(This is our initial reaction. We will be publishing reaction from various experts later this week.) What does it actually say? The outcome of the Paris negotiations creates a “task force” whose job will be to “develop recommendations for integrated approaches to...
by alex | Dec 4, 2015
We interviewed climate and migration expert Walter Kälin. The key topic of our conversation was how this issue might (or might not) be addressed at the climate change negotiations. Music: Cylinders by Chris Zabriskie, Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0) Image: NASA Creative...
