NEW FAO PUBLICATION ON MIGRATION, AGRICULTURE AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change drivers and risks such as tropical cyclones, heavy rains and floods, droughts and desertification, and sea-level rise are among the causes of migration from rural areas.
Between 2008 and 2015, approximately 26.4 million people were displaced annually by natural hazards and climate-related disasters, and this trend is increasing.
Migrants can contribute to inclusive growth and sustainable development of places of origin, transit and destination. They can contribute to the resilience of communities and societies, and their knowledge, skills and abilities can be useful for designing and implementing disaster risk reduction measures.
This new FAO publication explains the actions needed to harness these development potentials of climate-change-related migration.
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