The Post (Since then various analysts have been trying to know about the flow of climate migrants. A study points out that the scientific basis for climate change is well established and confirms that current predictions as to the carrying capacity in large parts of the world will be compromised by climate change. According to the study, conducted by the International Organisation on Migration (IOM), Climate Change and Migration, says that forced migration hinders development in at least four ways; by increasing pressure on urban infrastructure and services, by undermining economic growth, by increasing the risk of conflict and by leading to worse health, educational and social indicators among migrants themselves.
Meanwhile, the report says large-scale migration is not taken into account in national adaptation strategies which tend to see migration as a failure of adaptation. So far there is no "home" for climate migrants in the international community, both literally and figuratively. The meteorological impact of climate change can be divided into two distinct drivers of migration; climate processes such as sea-level rise, salinisation of agricultural land, desertification and growing water scarcity and climate events such as floods, storms and glacial lake outburst floods. But non-climate drivers, such as government policy, population growth and community-level resilience to natural disaster, are also important. This report focuses on the possible future scenarios for climate change, natural disasters and migration and development, looking to increase awareness and find answers to the challenges that lie ahead.
A 20th century instance of a climate-linked migration -- the U.S. Dustbowl. The image shows the abandoned town of Keota, Colorado, U.S. Farm Security Administration, Wikimedia Commons
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