Monday, October 24, 2011

Environmemtal Migration, aka Climigration

The title linked article was brought into class today by Bo French. It presents an in depth perspective about some of the details of 'environmental migration'. A quote from the Financial Times article:

"Global environmental change is likely to reduce the ability of many people to migrate and therefore will “in some circumstances reduce migration per se”, the report said. “These ‘trapped’ or ‘immobile’ populations are hidden from high-level estimates yet they represent a policy concern just as serious as, if not more serious than, migration.” "

As I read this quote, the people who can not afford to migrate, will face death by starving or drowning or?

On the positive side:
"Migration can not only remove people from environmental danger but also provide new sources of income to help mitigate climate change. Remittances from migrants to families in low-income countries exceed $300bn a year, nearly three times the value of overseas aid."

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