Neil Adger contributed to a Tyndall Centre report that changes debate on future migration patterns in the face of environmental change.
A new international report, published today by Foresight, reveals that the major challenges associated with migration and environmental changes have been underestimated. By focusing solely on those that might leave vulnerable areas, we risk neglecting those that will be ‘trapped’ and those that will actually move towards danger.
It also shows that migration can have a transformative role in helping communities adapt to hazardous conditions. This is a critical finding for policy makers working to avert costly humanitarian disasters in the future.
Read the Tyndall Centre Press Release
Read the related 'The Guardian" article by Fiona Harvey
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