Climate-driven migration has been deemed a major threat in public discourse and academic research, but comprehensive studies that take into account both environmental and social factors globally have ...

Dina Ionesco is the Head of the Migration, Environment and Climate Change (MECC) Division at the UN Migration Agency (IOM). In this capacity, she oversees IOM’s policies and programmes related to the ...

Climate change is contributing to crop failure and malnutrition in the Northern Triangle and beyond, driving migration and raising the need for global and regional solutions. The current multilateral ...

When the volcanic island of Surtsey rose from the North Atlantic Ocean in 1963, it offered scientists a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to observe how life takes hold on brand-new and barren land. For ...

For several months of the year, residents of wildfire-prone areas know they should expect poor air quality. They put on masks, stay indoors when it gets bad and avoid breathing in smoke or fine ...

Climatic factors are a major driver of migration, with the World Bank estimating that some 143 million people could be internally displaced in only three regions (Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and ...

The relationship between migration and the environment is not new. From the mid-19 th century Great Irish Famine to the early 20 th century Dust Bowl, we have many examples in history of people ...

With the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, the world is focused on the consequences of a climate crisis and how we can still change course. Yet while climate-driven migration has been ...