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A Note of Caution about Exaggerating the Climate-Migration Link
A Note of Caution about Exaggerating the Climate-Migration Link
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Feb 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Concerns that large numbers of people will be displaced by climate change and head to wealthy countries in North America and Europe are often misplaced, according to migration scholar Hein de Haas. These types of narratives can tap into anti-immigrant sentiments, allow governments to avoid responsibility for their own failures, and may overlook the large numbers of people forced to remain in place amid environmental disaster, he argues in this episode.
Released:
Feb 7, 2022
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