The Climate-Driven Diaspora Is Here
WiredMany places are becoming increasingly unlivable. Think of how the history of racism in America increases climate risks—formerly redlined neighborhoods have 25 percent more homes facing high flood risk. One example is the State of New Jersey buying out around 200 property owners in Woodbridge Township—one of the areas most affected by flooding from Hurricane Irene in 2011 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012—to ban new construction developments and return the land to nature. In 2023, 18 Pacific Island nations endorsed the Pacific Regional Framework on Climate Mobility, which outlines several priorities such as regional collaboration on cross-border relocation to ensure that human rights are being respected, developing guidelines in consultation with relocating communities and coordinating support between countries for cross-border migrants. Already, 11 percent of Americans have considered moving to avoid the impacts of global warming, and roughly 75 percent are hesitant to buy homes in areas with high climate risks like wildfires.
History of this topic
Looking for home in an overheating world: If emissions continue, will we all be migrants someday?
Salon
Review: Has climate change migration already begun?
Associated Press
Climate migration growing but not fully recognized by world
Associated Press
Climate crisis could push 200 million to leave their homes by 2050 in worst case
The Independent
Report: Climate change could see 200 million move by 2050
Associated Press
Climate change could force 216 million people into other parts of their country by 2050
Daily Mail
Climate change could displace 200 million people within their own countries by 2050
LA Times
Displacement Explained: How Many Climate Refugees Does India Have?
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