GlobalDev Blog

As climate migration rates rise in Zambia, so will tensions in an otherwise peaceful country. Zambian policy and planning currently lack effective integration of migration trends into climate change resilience plans, putting vulnerable populations at risk. By using migration data, climate change policy can be targeted to support internal migrants as well as people who are unable to move and reduce tensions.

Los 6,000 kilómetros de costa de África occidental sostienen a millones de personas y ecosistemas ricos, pero la erosión, el aumento del nivel del mar y el desarrollo no planificado lo están degradando rápidamente. La investigación de múltiples sitios en la región muestra tanto la magnitud del daño como las medidas prácticas que aún pueden proteger estas costas.

West Africa’s 6,000 kilometers of coastline supports millions of people and rich ecosystems, yet erosion, sea-level rise and unplanned development are rapidly degrading it. Research from multiple sites across the region shows both the scale of the damage and the practical steps that can still protect these shores. Policymakers who act on this evidence can safeguard livelihoods, biodiversity and critical infrastructure before the losses become irreversible.

Climate change is displacing millions and creating legal vacuums that extremist movements exploit. The absence of legal protections for climate-displaced people fuels a dangerous cycle, from irregular migration to anti-immigrant violence. To address this, policymakers should prioritize creating legal pathways for climate mobility.

A critical question in development studies is who has the authority and legitimacy to produce science about forests, the Arctic, or the savanna. This is particularly important when ensuring that the voices of Indigenous Peoples are included to emphasize their position not as objects of research but as owners and creators of knowledge. International scientific funding systems treat Indigenous Peoples as objects of research and sources of data, rather than co-creators of knowledge and science.

Las inundaciones en el sur de Asia se están volviendo cada vez más predecibles, pero continúan desencadenando crisis humanitarias a gran escala y revierten años de progreso en desarrollo. Los avances en sistemas de pronóstico, monitoreo satelital y modelado hidrológico ahora permiten a los gobiernos anticipar muchos eventos de inundación con días de anticipación. Sin embargo, las alertas tempranas rara vez se traducen en acciones tempranas.

Floods across South Asia are becoming increasingly predictable, yet they continue to trigger large-scale humanitarian crises and reverse years of development progress. Advances in forecasting systems, satellite monitoring, and hydrological modelling now allow governments to anticipate many flood events, days in advance. However, early warnings rarely translate into early action.

Climate mobility policy focuses on people who move after floods, droughts, and heatwaves. But many exposed households cannot move because care responsibilities keep them in place. Recognizing care as a driver of climate immobility can help policymakers design safer evacuation, relocation, and adaptation systems. When climate disasters are counted, movement is easier to see than stillness.

Tanto el incremento de las temperaturas como un clima cada vez más impredecible en Uganda están generando una mayor presión sobre los medios de subsistencia rurales y los sistemas alimentarios. Aunque las iniciativas climáticas lideradas por mujeres se han extendido por todo el país, muchas siguen fracasando en su intento por abordar las profundas barreras económicas e institucionales que fomentan la vulnerabilidad climática en las poblaciones rurales.

En Ouganda, la hausse des températures et les conditions météorologiques de plus en plus imprévisibles exercent une pression croissante sur les moyens de subsistance et les systèmes alimentaires ruraux.