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Climate Change and Environmental Migration: View from the IOM
Climate Change and Environmental Migration: View from the IOM
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Oct 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The UN migration agency, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in 2015 created a special division responsible for migration-related issues involving the environment and climate change. The division just got a new leader and is looking to embark on a new agenda. This episode of the podcast features a discussion with new division head Manuel Marques Pereira, who talks about his office’s role and priorities in dealing with migration shaped by climatic events.
Released:
Oct 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (30)
Does Climate Change Cause Migration? It’s Complicated: The relationship between climate change and migration is long and complex. Human civilizations have been affected by environmental conditions for centuries, but we should be wary of arguments that huge numbers of people are inevitably destined to migrate... by Changing Climate, Changing Migration