Sustainable Responses to Human Mobility, Climate Change, and Conflict

Oct 19, 2021 | Alice Chang
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Significant progress has been made in understanding the impacts of climate change on migration and security. However, said Beatrice Mosello, a senior analyst at adelphi, generalized narratives that equate climate change with migration and conflict miss the complexity of the issue. The WANA study also found that while armed conflict across the MENA region has led to significant damage and deterioration of water and electricity infrastructures, climate and water issues have had little to no influence on conflict in the region. 

Many questions remain about the security implications of how climate change, conflict, and human mobility interact. However, actors at the state, regional, and international levels are increasingly paying attention.