About this podcast
The consequences of global climate change are affecting the way people live, work, and move around the planet. Events such as catastrophic storms, encroaching deserts, and rising seas are making some communities increasingly unlivable and posing challenges to livelihoods. There is no clear, direct line between the impacts of climate change and changing human movement. But there are indications that the warming planet is indirectly creating or altering patterns of migration. Changing Climate, Changing Migration dives deep into the intersection of climate change and migration to separate fact from fiction and trace out the complicated ways in which climate change affects migrants, refugees, and communities—and their adaptations and other responses.
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Episodes
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- Could a Super El Niño Displace Millions from Their Homes? · 24 min · Episode 56A forecasted historic El Niño, labeled “Super Godzilla,” is expected to peak in late 2026 and turn 2027 into the hottest year ever recorded on the planet. Expected to be the…
- Precedent or Cautionary Tale? The U.S. Climate-Driven Relocation of Isle de Jean Charles · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 55In 2016, the U.S. federal government provided $48 million to relocate the climate-threatened Louisiana island of Isle de Jean Charles. The effort, which was the government’s…
- Fiji on the Front Lines of Climate Mobility · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 54Fiji has long been at the forefront of developing policies to help its residents voluntarily relocate to escape the extreme effects of climate change. The country, which is…
- How the World Is Learning to Respond Collectively to Climate Displacement · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 53The coordinated global response to climate change-driven displacement is relatively new. Just a few decades ago, virtually no governments were paying attention to the ways in…
- Climate Change Is Making People Sick. Can Migration Help? · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 52Climate change can be devastating for individuals’ health and safety. Climate-linked natural disasters can cause physical injuries and damage health-care systems, while…
- Priced Out: Climate Change, Home Insurance, and the People Stuck in the Middle · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 51Climate change is making home insurance more expensive and less available, as the multibillion-dollar losses caused by hurricanes, wildfires, and other disasters increase in…
- First Displacement, then Disasters: How Refugees Contend with Climate Change · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 50Refugees are often some of the people most vulnerable to climate change. After fleeing armed conflict or persecution, many refugees end up in camps located in rural areas, with…
- Climate Displacement from Indigenous Lands · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 49Many Indigenous people have a deep connection to their ancestral homelands that dates back centuries. What happens when climate change and other factors force them to move away…
- Is Climate-Vulnerable Africa Prepared for Increased Displacement? · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 48Africa may be the most climate-vulnerable region of the world, with drought, extreme heat and storms, and other impacts affecting millions across the continent. These…
- Trapped by Climate Change: The Economics of Staying or Leaving · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 47It is not guaranteed that someone harmed by a natural disaster or other environmental change will leave their home. A complicated web of factors affects whether…
- The Young Lives Uprooted by Climate Change · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 46Children are especially vulnerable to displacement linked to climate change. Each year, millions of young people are displaced by weather-related disasters, as schools and other…
- Will Climate Change Push Some People into Statelessness? · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 45Within the next few decades, rising sea levels could wipe some small Pacific Island nations off the face of the earth. The prospect that the physical territory of countries such…
- Connecting the Dots: How Climate Detectives Link Human-Caused Environmental Change to Migration · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 44It is no easy task to say with certainty that a particular storm, drought, or other extreme weather event causes human displacement, or that those individual events are due to…
- Small Islands, Big Challenges: Climate Change and Migration in the Caribbean · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 43The small island nations that make up the Caribbean are incredibly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Many people and businesses are concentrated along the coastline…
- Can AI Predict Climate Migration? · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 42Does AI have a role to play in mapping and predicting climate migration trends? In this episode of the podcast, we explore the issue with John Aoga, a postdoctoral researcher at…
- In a Climate Tinderbox, Migration Can Spark Violence · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 41Under the right circumstances, climate-induced migration can aggravate the drivers of violent conflict. In places such as the Middle East and West Africa’s Sahel region…
- Climate Change, Migration & Conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 40Floods, drought, extreme temperatures, and other climate events have devastated parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Repercussions of climate change come on top of years of…
- Stories of Climate Change and Migration to the U.S.-Mexico Border · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 39Natural disasters and other impacts of climate change are already affecting migration, but often in complex ways. This episode, we speak with Julia Neusner, a lawyer and…
- The World Is Going Greener. What Role Can Immigrants Play? · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 38Many countries need more workers to fill jobs in clean energy and other sectors that are critical in the fight against a warming planet. Immigrants may be one part of the…
- The Reverse of Climate Migration: Should There Be a Right Not to Be Displaced amid Climate Change? · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 37The international humanitarian protection system that was built in the aftermath of World War II does not offer protection for people displaced by climate change. In this…







