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Increasing Migration Due to Climate Change: Conversation with Alex Randall

Increasing Migration Due to Climate Change: Conversation with Alex Randall

FromThe Multi-Hazards Podcast


Increasing Migration Due to Climate Change: Conversation with Alex Randall

FromThe Multi-Hazards Podcast

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Length:
83 minutes
Released:
Aug 11, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

As the planet heats up, where can people go? Learn more on this exciting episode: Increasing Migration Due to Climate Change: Conversation with Alex Randall and also awesome co-host Sarah Chang. On Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc.  With Study Guide - click on PDF: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/increasing-migration-due-to-climate-change-conversation-with-alex-randall Alex Randall's Bio Alex Randall is a leading specialist in the connections between climate change, migration and conflict. He is programme manager at the Climate and Migration Coalition. He has been working on issues around climate, migration and human rights for 15 years. He advises a number of key international agencies and governments on their responses to climate-linked migration and displacement. Alex has also served on the advisory group of the Nansen Initiative and Platform on Disaster Displacement. Alex has written extensively on climate change and migration for the Guardian, Le Monde Diplomatique, New Internationalist, Prospect and numerous other outlets. He is the author of a number of book chapters focusing on the connections between climate change and the rights of refugees and migrants. Alex is currently leading the course ‘Climate change and migration: predictions, politics and policy’. The course is the world’s first free online course focused on the politics and policy of climate migration.
Released:
Aug 11, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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