1. Home

Development

Human mobility: shaping vulnerability and resilience to disasters

Download the publication

With one person out of seven in the world on the move, human mobility is a global dynamic that contributes to shaping the social, cultural and economic life of people, communities and societies. IOM is working to highlight its relevance for the post-2015 Disaster Risk Reduction agenda, as a key determinant of hazard exposure, vulnerability and resilience.

English

Environment, climate change and migration: IOM’s approach and activities

Download the publication

The environment has always been a driver of migration, as people flee to survive natural disasters or, faced with harsh and deteriorating environmental conditions, move to seek opportunities elsewhere. Climate change is expected to exacerbate sudden- and slow-onset disasters and gradual environmental degradation. Through these impacts, climate change is already influencing migration around the world.

English

Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in IOM’s Response to Environmental Migration

Download the publication

To foster sustainable development while making migration a choice, IOM is engaged in building the resilience of countries and communities affected by a changing climate, environmental hazards and structural factors of vulnerability.

Number of pages: 8
Format: Electronic copy, A3 rectoverso layout
Reference Number: ENG0148 

 

 

English

The Other Migrants Preparing for Change: Environmental Changes and Migration in the Republic of Mauritius

Download the publication

This report presents the results of a field work and analytical study conducted in 2010 in the Republic of Mauritius by two experts on environmental migration and adaptation to climate change. While climate change and environmental degradation are not new issues in Mauritius, looking at these issues from a human mobility perspective is a new phenomenon. 

English