Climate-change migrants: what can be done?

The Economist Feb 9, 2023

Climate change could force hundreds of millions to flee their homes in the coming years. What can countries do to prepare for this mass migration? Film supported by ‪@mishcondereya‬

00:00 – Climate migration is on the rise

01:06 – How Louisiana is relocating its flood-victims

03:55 – How ‘managed retreat’ can resolve climate impacts

05:15 – Global warming spells trouble for the developing world

06:30 – How should governments handle mass climate migration?

07:30 – Rising sea levels mean partial submersion for these islands

08:00 – Why the rich world should care about climate migration

The countries of the Middle East and north Africa are parched: https://econ.st/3YnAs1C
Today’s heatwaves are a warning of worse to come: https://econ.st/3DPBcEO
Climate change may lead to staggering levels of migration: https://econ.st/3jvwDso
Many more Africans are migrating within Africa than to Europe: https://econ.st/3ljKNNt
What to read to understand climate change: https://econ.st/3lie9f7
What to read (and watch) to understand refugees: https://econ.st/3RDLVYs
Climate change is making intense storms more prevalent in Louisiana: https://econ.st/3HN6QUG
Miami’s future is submarine: https://econ.st/3YuDRvr
Climate diplomacy will continue to be a challenge in 2023: https://econ.st/3I1mOLY
Climate change is forcing Asian cities to rethink their flood defences: https://econ.st/40DxDes
Climate change is a remorseless threat to the world’s coasts: https://econ.st/3jDlgyy
Why cities sink: https://econ.st/3Xdm22K

See related:

• ‘Stop Mad Men fuelling madness’ – The Ecologist
• Setting the Record Straight: The Depth, Severity and History of the Scientific Evidence on Earth’s Unfolding Climate Catastrophe
• It may already be too late….
• UN chief calls for global fossil fuel advertising ban, compares industry to “Mad Men”
• PBS Frontline – Big Oil – Parts 1, 2 & 3.

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