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Changing Climate, Changing MigrationAuthor: Migration Policy Institute
How are climate change and environmental degradation affecting human migration across borders and within countries? We explore with top experts in this Migration Policy Institute podcast. Language: en Genres: News, News Commentary, Science, Social Sciences Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Is Climate-Vulnerable Africa Prepared for Increased Displacement?
Episode 48
Monday, 26 January, 2026
Africa 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 environmental events have forced people from their homes and in some cases even contributed to conflict between different groups. By far, most climate-affected individuals who migrate stay either within their own country or go elsewhere on the continent, rather than migrating beyond Africa. How prepared is the continent for a future of increased displacement? Governments are making some strides to accommodate displaced people—although there is often a gap between official rhetoric and the realities on the ground. This episode discusses climate-linked migration issues across Africa with Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo, a senior research consultant at the South Africa-based Institute for Security Studies.
