At the the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, Refugees International’s Kayly Ober testified about human rights concerns arising from the impacts of climate change.
The Next Great Wave: Human Migration and Climate Change
Eric Schwartz joined the Council on Foreign Relations for a panel discussion on the implications of climate change for global governance, mass migration within and between nations and regions, and U.S. national security.
Bonn Climate Change Conference: Exploring Policy Options on the Spectrum of Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change
What policy options and interventions can reduce displacement in the context of climate change?
The First International Migration Review Forum: Progress on Climate Migration?
Last month at the first-ever International Migration Review Forum (IMRF), UN Member States gathered at the UN General Assembly in New York to review progress towards implementing the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM).
UN International Migration Review Forum 2022 Remarks
Remarks from Refugees International’s Kayly Ober at the UN International Migration Review Forum 2022.
Between COP26 and the UN Global Compacts: EU–U.S. Cooperation on Climate Change and Migration
Following the UN’s 2021 Climate Change Conference (COP26), EU and US stakeholders discuss how transatlantic cooperation on climate-induced migration and displacement can be moved forward.
IPCC Report Warns of Climate Crisis’ Impact on Displacement, Humanitarian Emergency
The latest report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) paints a grim picture: the magnitude of existing and coming climate change impacts is much larger than previously acknowledged.
Tongan Volcanic Disaster Highlights Looming Threats of Climate Change for Countries at the Frontline
The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano in January sent tsunami waves pummeling toward the Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga and across the world. This eruption provides an important warning about the consequences of climate change and climate-related displacement.
George Mason University: Migration During Global Change
Climate change and extreme weather events are already forcing millions of people to move, but current migration laws were not designed with climate migration in mind.
COP26: 5 Takeaways for Climate Migration and Displacement
What does the Glasgow Climate Pact mean for climate-related migration and displacement?