Changing Climate, Changing Migration

How are climate change and environmental degradation affecting human migration across borders and within countries? We explore with top experts in this Migration Policy Institute podcast.

Can AI Predict Climate Migration?
May 29, 2025 – 25:38
In a Climate Tinderbox, Migration Can Spark Violence
Apr 8, 2025 – 22:48
Climate Change, Migration & Conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Mar 18, 2025 – 22:24
Stories of Climate Change and Migration to the U.S.-Mexico Border
Jan 30, 2025 – 24:52
The World Is Going Greener. What Role Can Immigrants Play?
Dec 12, 2024 – 23:21
The Reverse of Climate Migration: Should There Be a Right Not to Be Displaced amid Climate Change?
Nov 15, 2024 – 24:25
How We Talk about Climate Migration Shapes Treatment of “Climate Refugees”
Oct 4, 2024 – 23:15
A Warm Embrace in the Cold North? Climate Migration in Nordic Countries
Sep 3, 2024 – 40:14
"Coolcations” and “Last-Chance Tourism”: How Climate Change Is Upending Vacation Planning
Jul 23, 2024 – 24:58
What Brazil’s Disastrous Flooding Says about Climate Displacement Trends
Jun 26, 2024 – 29:14
Migration, Climate Change, and Security in the Pacific
May 31, 2024 – 25:43
Confronting the Ethical Questions around Climate Change and Migration
Apr 26, 2024 – 29:20
Could a Loss and Damage Fund Compensate Climate Migrants?
Mar 26, 2024 – 26:04
Moving Mountains: Climate Migration in High Altitudes
Feb 27, 2024 – 26:00
Are the Pacific’s Climate Migration Experiments a Preview for the World?
Jan 24, 2024 – 31:27
What Exactly Is Climate Migration?
Nov 29, 2023 – 30:52
Is Climate Migration a Homeland Security Threat?
Oct 27, 2023 – 25:07
Trapped Populations: When Climate Migration Isn’t Possible
Sep 19, 2023 – 31:24
Climate Migration 101
Jul 12, 2023 – 27:23
Before the Storm: Getting Out in Front of Climate Displacement
Jun 8, 2023 – 31:35
Are Orderly Borders Possible in an Era of Rising Climate Migration?
Apr 15, 2023 – 28:09
Climate Migration to Cities: Does the Move to Urban Areas Reduce Risk?
Mar 6, 2023 – 22:16
In from the Cold? Should Climate Migrants Get Special Legal Migration Pathways?
Feb 2, 2023 – 24:21
A Century of Climate Migration Upheaval? An Audacious Prediction for the Future
Dec 15, 2022 – 28:17
Climate Change in the World’s Fastest Growing Economy
Nov 17, 2022 – 29:08
Are Climate Migrants Treated Differently than Other Migrants?
Mar 29, 2022 – 26:35
A Note of Caution about Exaggerating the Climate-Migration Link
Feb 7, 2022 – 26:22
When Climate Change Comes to Refugee Settings
Dec 10, 2021 – 19:56
Climate Change and Environmental Migration: View from the IOM
Oct 27, 2021 – 29:59
Impacts of Extreme Heat: Global Warming and Migration
Oct 11, 2021 – 24:19
Retreating from Climate Disaster in the United States
Sep 30, 2021 – 27:02
No “Climate Refugees,” But Still a Role for the UN Refugee Agency
Apr 19, 2021 – 26:36
The Benefits of Climate Migration
Apr 2, 2021 – 31:17
Is Climate Change Driving Migration from Central America?
Mar 26, 2021 – 25:51
Who Manages Climate Migration? Evolving Global Governance
Mar 2, 2021 – 25:47
Migrate or Adapt? How Pacific Islanders Respond to Climate Change
Feb 19, 2021 – 25:47
The Many Possible Futures of Climate-Linked Migration
Feb 5, 2021 – 23:12
How Climate-Linked Food Insecurity Shapes Migration
Jan 12, 2021 – 29:07
Talking Money: Climate Finance and Migration
Dec 30, 2020 – 24:27
Purposeful and Coordinated: Climate Change and Managed Retreat in India
Dec 16, 2020 – 23:32
One Billion Climate Migrants? Not So Fast
Nov 25, 2020 – 26:08
Does Climate Change Cause Migration? It’s Complicated
Nov 17, 2020 – 28:38

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Useful info, good timing

Useful information with each episode presented in a reasonable amount of time. I appreciate learning from people I had not previously heard about.