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People fleeing impacts of climate change suffering physical and mental health crises
… People migrating to escape climate change-induced drought, floods, sea-level rise and crop failure … and Development (ICCCAD). Researchers questioning people in Africa, South and Southeast Asia and the Pacific who had suffered losses and … addiction, domestic violence and suicide. In ' Climate-induced migration and health issues: a toolkit for policymakers ', researchers …
News, 14 December 2022
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Policymakers take note: climate displacement is driving millions into slavery
… labour, and forced marriage. The overlooked link between slavery and climate change Many factors make people vulnerable to slavery – but … remains relatively unexplored. The International Organization for Migration  (PDF) notes that governments – in global policy discussions … change will force over 143 million people in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America from their homes. Climate and development …
Insight, 05 July 2021
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Mapping urban settlements and the risks of climate change in Africa, Asia and South America
… Chapter 5 of "Population dynamics and climate change". This book broadens and deepens understanding of a wide range of population-climate change linkages. Incorporating population dynamics into … and adaptation linked to health, gender disparities and children; migration and urbanization; and the data and analytical needs for the …
Publication, 01 January 2009
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Institutional challenges for peri-urban water supply in Can Tho, Vietnam
… for poor residents on the periphery of rapidly expanding cities in South East Asia. Climate change will increase the demand for clean drinking water, while … the built-up urban area, but this population is growing rapidly with migration from surrounding provinces and the rural parts of the city. …
Publication, 01 November 2015
Moving right along: climate change and migration
… Day 2 of Development and Climate Days: Justice, Ethics and Humanitarian Issues   Images of men, women and children in the South wading waist-deep in water or walking stoically through arid … conference,that message remains muffled for some. ‘Climate Change and Migration: Transformations or humanitarian crises?’ — a session on Day 2 …
Insight, 13 December 2009
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Cities’ development trajectories
… the 100 cities, tourism generates significant employment, so a good climate and a rich cultural history are valuable assets.  Although urbanisation is often viewed as being in opposition to agriculture, a … growth, most urban population growth came from net rural to urban migration.  India had nine of the 100 largest cities in 2020. Six moved …
Insight, 16 June 2020
'Population Dynamics and Climate Change' book
… Climate change is already impacting populations and ecosystems around … Urban Settlements adn the Risk of Climate Change in Africa, Asia and South America . Deborah Balk, Mark Montgomery, Gordon McGranahan, … Todd, Thomas Buettner and Audrey Doré lien 6. Crisis or Adaptation? Migration and Climate Change in a Context of High Mobility . Cecilia …
Article, 01 June 2010
Some of the publications published by IIED during 2016 (Image: Annette McGill/IIED)
IIED's best of 2016: publications
… first in a collection of briefings by EVALSDGs and IIED . Unlocking climate finance for decentralised energy access Achieving energy access … to improve China's role as an international development actor . Urbanisation, rural-urban migration and urban poverty Rural-urban migration continues to attract …
Article, 02 January 2017
Waste pickers packing up the recyclable materials, Peru (Photo: Alex Proimos, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Workers in informal economy need say in global environmental agendas
… A world where disastrous climate change is avoided, ecological and resource limits respected, and … than half of non-agricultural employment is informal – 82 per cent in South Asia, 66 per cent in sub-Saharan Africa, 65 per cent in East and …
Insight, 07 December 2015
The experiences of mountain communities in Kyrgyzstan were shared at a learning exchange (Photo: Alan Zulch)
Mountain communities stress the importance of biocultural heritage for global food security
… of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP) flags the growing impacts of climate change on mountain communities and the vital importance of … indigenous people representing more than 50 mountain communities of South, Central and Southeast Asia, the Pacific, Latin America and Africa.  The exchange took place in …
News, 15 February 2019