Climate adaptation priority to manage migration impacts

Climate adaptation priority to manage migration impacts

Severe heatwaves, deadly wildfires, violent storms, and devastating floods swept across many areas of the world in the summer of 2023, the hottest recorded since 1880. These extreme weather events, caused by climate change, threaten food security, communities, infrastructure, natural resources, and entire ecosystems. They have led to the displacement of millions of people worldwide.

A new study by the European Policy Centre in collaboration with the European Investment Bank recommends several priority actions, including facilitating migration as a measure of climate adaptation. Here are the details.(...)