Climate change has a significant and direct impact on human
migration. This atlas provides a comprehensive and illustrated
account of environmental migration worldwide, supported by expert
analysis and presented in an accessible and informative way. "The
Atlas of Environmental Migration" is the first and only illustrated
book that maps environmental migration, clarifies terminology and
concepts, draws a typology of migration related to environmental
and climate change, describes the multiple factors at play,
explains the challenges, and highlights the opportunities related
to this phenomenon.
Features include:
- Original maps illustrating the complex patterns and dynamics of
environmental migration throughout the world
- Case studies and detailed analysis of countries and regions
experiencing migration flows, forced or voluntary, related to
sudden disasters and slow-onset environmental processes
- Coverage of fundamental considerations, such as:
- climate change adaptation;
- development;
- conflict;
- gender;
- human rights;
- legal protection;
- funding;
- and governance.
The issue of environmental migration is gaining increasing
attention on the international policy agenda, as it is at the heart
of such issues as adaptation to climate change, economic and social
development, livelihood sustainability and security, environmental
and climate change governance and justice.
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