Abstract
The global climate is expected to change drastically in upcoming decades, affecting social, economic, and environmental processes and behaviors. Current inequities will be amplified and exacerbated by climate change, and foundational structures and systems of humanity are expected to be highly impacted. Among these expected changes is the issue of human displacement due to extreme weather events, high temperatures, increased precipitation, and civil strife resulting from resource scarcity. This climate-induced movement is termed ‘climate migration’. This paper focuses on the history of migration and its effects, current climate migration stories and patterns, and equity in climate resilience and adaptation planning using the three pillars of sustainability as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency. The present study suggests there is a deep need for a clear, global, legal, definition of a climate refugee. Furthermore, it is necessary to create one or more international, as well as intranational, organizations that aim to protect the rights and wellbeing of climate migrants.
How to Cite
Nystrom, L., (2022) “Climate Migration: The Global Shift Toward Environmentally Driven Movement and Displacement”, Capstone, The UNC Asheville Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship 35(1).
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