How to protect people displaced by the climate crisis

Climate refugees are predominantly from formerly colonized countries that aren't responsible, in large part, for the factors that exacerbate climate change.

Ivan Natividad-UC Berkeley • futurity
Dec. 7, 2023 ~11 min

Former Somali Refugee Wins UN Refugee Award

VOA Learning English • voa
Nov. 29, 2023 ~4 min


UN Says 110 Million Now Displaced Worldwide

VOA Learning English • voa
June 14, 2023 ~4 min

Ukraine refugees could boost Europe’s economy

Refugees from Ukraine could boost Europe's economy, but countries receiving them will likely face significant costs in the short term.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
June 12, 2023 ~6 min

Refugee camps are at higher risk of extreme weather – new research

Refugee settlements are particularly affected by high temperatures and extreme rainfall, even more so than the rest of their host countries.

Sonja Fransen, Senior Researcher, Migration and Development, United Nations University • conversation
June 6, 2023 ~7 min

International law doesn’t protect people fleeing environmental disaster – here’s how it could

Why the UN Refugee Convention should be updated to protect climate migrants.

Morgiane Noel, PhD Candidate in Law, Trinity College Dublin • conversation
March 13, 2023 ~7 min

New passport rankings show that the world is opening up – but not for everyone

A passport from the United Arab Emirates will get you into far more destinations than one from Afghanistan. Gaps like this have big implications for people’s ability to travel, reside and work.

Patrick Bixby, Associate Professor of English, Arizona State University • conversation
Jan. 24, 2023 ~10 min

Why we should abandon the concept of the 'climate refugee'

When climate change is used to explain migration, social inequality is naturalised.

W. Andrew Baldwin, Associate Professor in Human Geography, Durham University • conversation
Aug. 23, 2022 ~8 min


How government ‘welcome’ systems fail refugees

A new book faults the United States, Canada, and Germany for letting down refugees.

Rich Barlow-Boston U. • futurity
Aug. 9, 2022 ~8 min

Scientists at Work: How pharmacists and community health workers build trust with Cambodian genocide survivors

Studying medication use in a traumatized population of immigrants required pharmacists to listen to and learn from trusted community health workers.

Christina Polomoff, Assistant Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut • conversation
May 24, 2022 ~8 min

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