A Senate report recommended several measures the government should take to prepare for climate-fuelled migration, natural disasters and conflicts. The response so far has been underwhelming.
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Relocating communities to safer, less exposed areas can help people manage climate hazards, but it’s not a viable solution for everyone.
By 2050, climate change impacts such as storms and drought could displace up to 300 million people worldwide. Nations should recognize ‘climate migrants’ and make plans for aiding and resettling them.
Too much emphasis on environmental stress overlooks the role of politics and economics.
The global tropical climate zone is expanding. At the current rate, by 2100 its edge will stretch from Sydney to Perth.
Migration is an important issue but not one that can be ‘solved’ through climate policy.
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Visiting professor, Harvard University
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Scientia Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Exeter
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PhD Candidate, Political Science/Middle Eastern Studies, Lund University
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Human Geographer, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Lecturer in Environmental Economics, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
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Associate Senior Lecturer, Lund University
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PhD Candidate in Geography, University of Cambridge
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Honorary Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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Research Affiliate in Climate Adaptation, Monash University
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Professor, Urban Planning and Public Policy, University of California, Irvine
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Associate Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Human Geography, Durham University
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Associate professor of marketing, University of Jyväskylä
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Professor in Geography, The University of Melbourne