Changing Climate, Changing Migration: Moving Mountains: Climate Migration in High Altitudes
Many people are leaving rural mountain areas around the globe because their livelihoods are becoming less profitable and the threat of landslides and other disasters is increasing. As the impacts of c...
27 Feb 202426min
Changing Climate, Changing Migration: Are the Pacific’s Climate Migration Experiments a Preview for the World?
A landmark climate migration deal inked in late 2023 would allow hundreds of climate-vulnerable residents of the small island nation of Tuvalu to move to Australia. The pact is the latest step for a r...
24 Jan 202431min
Migration, Integration, and Development in Secondary Cities
Secondary cities are increasingly gaining attention as homes to refugees and other migrants and, as result, they are targets of development programming and international support. In Africa, these seco...
15 Dec 202359min
The Importance of Community Consultations in the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Network
The U.S. government in 2021 recommitted to the U.S. refugee resettlement program following several years of dismantling and record-low admissions. This reconstruction is taking place even as the reset...
7 Dec 20231h 1min
Changing Climate, Changing Migration: What Exactly Is Climate Migration?
Migration is complex, and rarely is there only one single factor that prompts people to leave their homes. That is especially true when climate change is involved, since its impacts on internal and in...
29 Nov 202330min
Engaging Local Voices: Letting Cities Inform National Refugee Resettlement Goals
With the Global Refugee Forum (GRF) approaching, most of the planning focus has been on resettlement and complementary pathways pledges that will be announced at the December gathering and the number ...
16 Nov 202354min
A Passport to Opportunity: The Importance of Refugee Access to Travel Documents
Travel documents play an important role in international mobility, and for refugees serve as an essential gateway to a world of opportunities, from pursuing education and employment to reuniting with ...
15 Nov 202329min
Changing Climate, Changing Migration: Is Climate Migration a Homeland Security Threat?
Can climate-driven international migration pose a security threat? Former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff thinks so, but not necessarily because of the migrants themselves. Irregular...
27 Okt 202325min
