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Migration and climate change - Does terminology matter?

  • Publication | 2025
Migration and Demography
Migration and Climate Change - Why terminology Matters

This fact sheet is part of a series that distils key topics in the climate migration literature into clear and concise summaries, addressing a need expressed by policymakers. Each sheet focuses on a specific subtopic, condensing existing knowledge into an accessible format. 

It provides an overview of main findings alongside policy-relevant insights. The fact sheets use the term ‘climate migration’ as a broad concept that encompasses various forms of (im)mobility in the context of climate change.

 

Pubsy no. - JRC141331

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Migration and climate change - Why terminology matters?
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Authors
Milazzo Eleonora
Talò Teresa
Deuster Christoph
Majorano Sarapo Francesca
Originally published

21 Feb 2025

Knowledge service | MetadataMigration and Demography | Attitudes and perceptionsDrivers of Migration | Environmentally-induced migration
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