The World Bank’s updated Groundswell report released on September 13, 2021 finds that climate change, an increasingly potent driver of migration, could force 216 million people across six world regions to move within their countries by 2050. Hotspots of internal climate migration could emerge as early as 2030 and continue to spread and intensify by 2050. The report also finds that immediate and concerted action to reduce global emissions, and support green, inclusive, and resilient development, could reduce the scale of climate migration by as much as 80 percent.
At this seminar, the co-author, Viviane Clement, Senior Climate Change Specialist, and Kanta Rigaud, Lead Environment Specialist, introduced the main points of the report.
Date/Time:
8am-9am, Friday October 8, 2021 (Japan Standard Time)
Speakers
Senior Climate Change Specialist, World Bank
Lead Environment Specialist, World Bank
Presentation material:
Acting on Internal Climate Migration : Findings from the Latest Groundswell Report (PDF)
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