Knowledge Platform on People on the Move in a Changing Climate
Since IDMC began collecting data on displacement associated with disasters in 2008, natural hazards have triggered approximately 265 million new displacements, more than three times as many forced movements as those caused by conflict and violence.
The IOM Glossary on Migration is an accessible and extensive collection of definitions of migration-related terminology. It is designed for a broad range of actors engaging with migration at the international level. It also provides some insights on regional and national practices.
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The State of Food and Agriculture,one of FAO's major annual flagship publications, aims at bringing to a wider audience balanced science-based assessments of important issues in the field of food and agriculture. Each edition of the report contains a comprehensive, yet easily accessible, overview of a selected topic of major relevance for rural and agriculture development and for global food security.
This Global Plan of Action for Sustainable Energy Solutions in Situations of Displacement (GPA) was introduced at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in 2018. This is a non-binding document based on extensive exchanges among various stakeholders from humanitarian and development organizations, the private sector, governments, academia, not-forprofit organizations and others, starting with the Berlin ‘Energy for Displaced People’ conference on 15–16 January 2018.
This working paper considers the climate vulnerability of rural agricultural livelihoods in semi-arid regions of Pakistan. The study looks at how vulnerable such livelihoods are to climate change and climate impacts and how migration can be supported as an adaptation strategy if these livelihoods continue to be threatened by climate risks.
Himani Upadhyay, Ilan Kelman, Lingaraj G J, Arabinda Mishra, Cheney Shreve, Robert Stojanov, (2015) "Conceptualizing and contextualizing research and policy for links between climate change and migration", International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Vol. 7 Issue: 3, pp.394-417, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCCSM-05-2014-0058
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Robert Stojanov (Department of Social Geography & Regional Development, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)
Ilan Kelman (University College London, London, UK; Norwegian Institute for International Affairs (NUPI), Oslo, Norway and Risk Reduction Education for Disasters (Risk RED), California, California, USA)