Moving Mountains: Climate Migration in High Altitudes
This episode of Changing Climate, Changing Migration speaks with Amina Maharjan from the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development about the unique climate migration issues that are...
View ArticleIran Faces Dwindling Water and Escalating Climate Pressures, Aggravating...
Floods, heatwaves, and other extreme weather events have displaced hundreds of thousands of people in Iran, with repercussions for residents including the 3.4 million refugees and other forced...
View ArticleMobility Shutdown: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Migration in Asia and the Pacific
Some of the strictest COVID-19 pandemic-era limits on human mobility occurred in the Asia Pacific region. Border closures started in East and Southeast Asia in early 2020 and quickly spread through the...
View ArticleLessons from COVID-19: Managing Borders in the Next Global Public-Health Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic both shocked the global mobility system and reaffirmed the centrality and resiliency of human mobility. Four years on, public and political attention to COVID-19’s unprecedented...
View ArticleBrain Drain and Brain Gain in Hong Kong’s Population Shuffle
Hong Kong finds itself in the middle of opposing trends. Amid political unrest, Beijing's increasing security pressure, and pandemic disruptions, many Hong Kongers have left and been replaced by a new...
View ArticleBangladesh’s Economic Vitality Owes in Part to Migration and Remittances
For a young country, Bangladesh has a complex migration history, with periods of forced migration during the partition of India and Pakistan as well as the 1971 war of independence. In recent years,...
View ArticleThe State of Global Mobility in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic
While human mobility globally has largely recovered from its pandemic-era drop, it is undergoing considerable change. The causes are diverse, from climate shocks and shifting economic conditions to...
View ArticleGlobally, Voting Rights Have Increased for Immigrants and Emigrants
In recent decades, countries worldwide have expanded voting rights to their diasporas as well as certain resident noncitizens. Voting access in general has grown over time, as barriers based on sex,...
View ArticleIs the Humanitarian Protection System Falling Apart or Quietly Evolving?
The international humanitarian protection system built amid the ashes of World War II has come under increasing strain, as record numbers of people flee internationally and travel farther distances....
View ArticleMigration, Climate Change, and Security in the Pacific
In this episode of the podcast, Climate Migration Council member and former U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Scott H. Swift (ret.) offers perspective on the security dynamics of climate change...
View ArticleEngaging Employers in Growing Refugee Labor Pathways
Refugee labor pathways offer a potential win-win solution for displaced people with in-demand skills and industries facing acute labor shortages. Why and how do employers engage with these programs?...
View ArticleBridging the Gap between the Gig Economy and Migration Policy
Gig work is on a meteoric rise, including on-demand driving, delivery, and home services, but also web-based translation, legal, and other services. In many countries, immigrants play a prominent role...
View ArticleTurkey Aims to Halt Irregular Migration and Migrant Smuggling in the Eastern...
Turkey is engaged in wide-ranging efforts to halt irregular migration and break up migrant smuggling networks. In recent years, the government has installed a three-meter-high wall along much of its...
View ArticleClimate Change in Bangladesh Shapes Internal Migration and Movement to India
Facing extreme storms, rising sea levels, and other environmental challenges, Bangladesh is one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries. It is also a major origin of emigration, with millions...
View ArticlePublic Opinion of Climate Migrants: Understanding What Factors Trigger...
Climate change is increasingly affecting how, when, and where people move. Whether climate migrants’ arrival triggers anxiety or support can vary considerably, and for a wide range of reasons. This...
View ArticleDisplacement and International Protection in a Warming World
When drought, floods, and other climate impacts force people to move internationally, do they qualify for refugee status or other form of protection? This issue brief explores the lack of consensus...
View ArticleEngaging Local Communities for More Effective Climate Mobility Programming
Climate change can affect human mobility in many different ways. Designing policies and programs that reflect local conditions and affected communities’ priorities and needs is key to effectively...
View ArticleNew Zealand: From Settler Colony to Country Reliant on Temporary Immigration
New Zealand, once chiefly a destination for British and Irish settlers, has become a destination for temporary labor and student migration from Asia and beyond. Immigrants comprised 29 percent of the...
View ArticleIndian Immigrants in the United States
Indians comprise one of the largest and fastest-growing immigrant populations in the United States. Compared to both the overall immigrant population and the U.S. born, Indian immigrants are much more...
View ArticleHighly Skilled Immigrants Face a Changing Landscape for Credential Recognition
Immigrants with university-level degrees are over-represented across many high-income countries, yet a significant number face "brain waste" in that they are working in jobs well below their skill...
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