Shelter from the Storm:Policy Options to Address Climate InducedDisplacement from the Northern Triangle
Date of Publication
2021 12:00 AM
Security Theme
Migration
Keywords
Migration, Displacement, northern triangle, climate change
Description
The planet is experiencing climate change. The most recent decade has been the warmest ever recorded. Indeed, we have already surpassed the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide considered safe by the most esteemed scientists in the field. As the impacts of climate change continue to be felt around the world, experts predict that climate change will lead to massive movements of people within and across borders, including into the United States. Experts estimate that climate change could displace over 200 million people by 2050.1 Extreme weather events, climate-related disasters, gradual environmental degradation, sinking coastal zones, and sea level rise will continue to amplify existing stressors and contribute to internal and crossborder movement by rendering currently inhabited parts of the world less habitable.
Shelter from the Storm:Policy Options to Address Climate InducedDisplacement from the Northern Triangle
The planet is experiencing climate change. The most recent decade has been the warmest ever recorded. Indeed, we have already surpassed the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide considered safe by the most esteemed scientists in the field. As the impacts of climate change continue to be felt around the world, experts predict that climate change will lead to massive movements of people within and across borders, including into the United States. Experts estimate that climate change could displace over 200 million people by 2050.1 Extreme weather events, climate-related disasters, gradual environmental degradation, sinking coastal zones, and sea level rise will continue to amplify existing stressors and contribute to internal and crossborder movement by rendering currently inhabited parts of the world less habitable.
