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Changing Climate, Changing Migration: How We Talk about Climate Migration Shapes Treatment of “Climate Refugees”

Changing Climate, Changing Migration: How We Talk about Climate Migration Shapes Treatment of “Climate Refugees”

Update: 2024-10-04
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The ways in which people talk about climate migration can affect how individuals are treated. While many activists frame climate migrants as blameless victims of circumstance and even refer to them as “climate refugees,” this approach does not always lead to public sympathy. Moreover, highlighting the role of climate in displacement can unintentionally cause a backlash among host communities, who themselves likely are experiencing or expecting to face similar environmental challenges. In this episode, we speak with Natalia Banulescu-Bogdan, who is deputy director of MPI's International Program and our in-house expert on public opinion and migration messaging, about the narratives and public attitudes towards climate migrants.

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Changing Climate, Changing Migration: How We Talk about Climate Migration Shapes Treatment of “Climate Refugees”

Changing Climate, Changing Migration: How We Talk about Climate Migration Shapes Treatment of “Climate Refugees”

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