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1Carlos Arenas and Anthony Oliver-SmithDisplacement and ResettlementThe Cultural Risks of Climate Displacement and Resettlement for Kuna Indigenous Communities in Panamacase studyArenas Oliver-Smith Cultural RisksIN PUBLICATIONPanama
Impacts on cultural heritage
The article documents and analyzes the potential cultural (non-economic) risks of loss and damage due to displacement by climate change on the island of Gardi Sugdub, a Kuna indigenous community in the San Blas archipelago of Panama. Due to rising sea levels, storm surges and flooding, and population pressure on their extremely small island, the people of Gardi Sugdub have elected to resettle their community to the mainland. As advisors to the community and the Interamerican Development Bank, which funded the planning process, the authors emphasize the importance of taking into account culture in the collaborative planning of resettlement by affected people with planners in the areas of transition to a new environment, new housing forms, new spatial settlement design, potential shifts in economic activity, potential changes in gender relations and family composition and residence, cultural heritage and spiritual life.B, C, D
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2Cazabat CIDMCDisplacement, Natural Hazards, and Health ConsequencesanalysisCazabat Healthhttps://oxfordre.com/naturalhazardscience/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780199389407.001.0001/acrefore-9780199389407-e-436GlobalHealthA
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3Cazabat CIDMCDurable Solutions to Displacement Must Include Mental Healthexpert opinionCazabat Mental Healthhttps://www.internal-displacement.org/expert-opinion/durable-solutions-to-displacement-must-include-mental-healthSomalia, Kenya, EthiopiaMental HealthA
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4Ashish Barua, Musrat Hasan Emon and Dipali BiswasDhaka TribuneAnother way to livestoryDT another way to live
https://www.dhakatribune.com/long-form/2023/03/27/another-way-to-live
BangladeshUrban migrationCapacity building of climate migrants moving towards Bangladesh' citiesC
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5N.A.GNDRCOP27 & displacementanalysisGNDR COP27https://www.gndr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022.10.08-Loss-damage-and-displacement-evidence-for-COP27-v3.docx-1.pdfglobalvulnerability of displaced personsA, C
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6Kira Vinke, Julia Blocher, Mechthild Becker, Jorge S. Ebay, Teddy Fong, Asha KambonGIZHome Landscollection of case studiesGIZ Islandshttps://www.adaptationcommunity.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/GIZ_2020_Home-Lands-Full-Report_Web.pdfAnguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Fiji, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, the PhilippinesPolicyThis report provides an overview of how human mobility in the context of climate change (HMCCC) fits into the policy landscape of nine island and archipelagic countries: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, and St. Lucia in the Eastern Caribbean; Fiji, Kiribati, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu in the South Pacific; and the Philippines in the Western Pacific. All of these nations are heavily affected by climate impacts like sea level rise, ocean acidification, tropical cyclones and hydrological extremes. The report provides insights gained from 94 expert interviews and regional literature reviews and shows the strength of regional approaches for improving migrants’ rights and for increasing climate resilience. The findings are relevant to other island nations that face similar challenges and need to build capacity for future climate-related mobility dynamics. Moreover, they highlight the necessity of building a coherent multilateral framework on HMCCC to accommodate and support people who may have to move in the future. The research for this study was conducted by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in collaboration with local Researchers as part of the Global Programme on Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by GIZ.B
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7Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson and Noralene UyGIZInternal Migration In The Philippinescase studyGIZ UNU Migration Philippineshttps://www.adaptationcommunity.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GIZ_Internal-Migration-In-The-Philippines_IMPACT-web-1.pdfPhilippinesLoss of identity due to displacement: Emotional attachment to livelihoods, work as extension of identity
Types of NELs: (1) Society: Social and family ties are weakened. Separation of couples and families, (2) Individual: When the father/mother migrates, children are left behind and lack care and attention. (3) Individual: Heavy burdens in both those wh migrate and those who migrate, leading to mental health issues.
Lessons: Need to strengthen communication and interaction to avoid social tensions in recipient communities. Local integration through capacity of host communities is essential. Culture influences how well arriving populations adapt to new locations. Participation of and partnership with local communities allows inclusivity and opportunities to co-design actions.
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8AlamWailing for an addressstoryAlam KhulnaBangladesh
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9N.A.Government of FijiDisplacement GuidelinespolicyFiji Displacement Guidelines
https://www.adaptationcommunity.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Displacement-Guidelines-Fiji-2019.pdf
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10N.A.Government of FijiPlanned Relocations GuidelinespolicyFiji PR Guidelineshttps://www.adaptationcommunity.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Planned-Relocation-Guideline-Fiji-2018.pdf FijiRelocationsB
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11Moumita SenHelvetasClimate change, what loss and damage really meansstoryHelvetas Loss and Damagehttps://www.helvetas.org/en/bangladesh/who-we-are/follow-us/blog/Stories%20of%20loss%20and%20damageBangladeshC
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12N.A.Helvetas, OKUPInsights on Migration Amid Climate Changecase studyHelvetas Migrationhttps://www.helvetas.org/en/switzerland/what-we-do/our-topics/water-food-climate/climate-disaster-resilience/climate-change-expert/insights-on-migration-and-climate-changeBangladeshC
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13N.A.IDMCInforming better access to education for IDPsanalysisIDMC access to educationhttps://www.internal-displacement.org/informing-better-access-to-education-for-idpsGlobal, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Colombia, SomaliaEducationA, C, D
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14N.A.IDMCUnveiling the cost of internal displacement in Africacollection of case studiesIDMC Africahttps://www.internal-displacement.org/sites/default/files/publications/documents/201912-cost-of-displacement-africa.pdfAfricaInerconnection of economic and non-economicA, D
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15N.A.IDMCDisaster Displacement in Asia and the PacificanalysisIDMC Asia Pacifichttps://www.internal-displacement.org/disaster-displacement-in-asia-and-the-pacific-2022Asia and the PacificData, policyA, C
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16N.A.IDMCUrban case study: Ba Towncase studyIDMC Ba Townhttps://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/pacific-response-to-disaster-displacement-urban-case-study-ba-town-fijiFijiDisplacement patterns and impactsA
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17Moumita SenHelvetas
Influx of intra district migrants in search of life
storySen Urban Migrants Bangladeshhttps://archive.dhakatribune.com/climate-change/2021/05/10/influx-of-intra-district-migrants-in-search-of-lifeBangladeshUrban migration
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18Esther MirekuSlycan TrustClimate-Induced Loss and Damage and Internal Human Mobility in Ghanacase studySlycan Trust Ghana Sheethttps://www.slycantrust.org/loss-and-damage-human-mobility/loss-and-damage-country-page-ghanaGhanaClimate impacts driving population movementsIn Ghana, climate change forces many people to move through migration or displacement, resulting in severed ties to their ancestral lands, loss of sense of place, health impacts, loss of traditional livelihoods, and loss of tangible cultural heritage (such as graveyards or religious places).A
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19N.A.Slycan TrustClimate Impacts on Labour Migration in Sri Lankacase studySlycan Trust Labour Migration Sri Lankahttps://www.slycantrust.org/knowledge-resources/climate-change-and-human-mobility-in-sri-lanka-climate-impacts-on-labour-migrationSri LankaClimate drivers of international labour migrationClimate-related factors often play a role in decision-making around labour migration in Sri Lanka, causing men and women to seek out foreign employment. Especially in the case of women migrants, this can severely affect family cohesion, marital relations, health, and wellbeing of children left behind, often with elderly caregivers.
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20Aishath Reesha SuhailSlycan TrustClimate-induced Loss and Damage and Cultural Loss in MaldivesSlycan Trust Maldiveshttps://www.slycantrust.org/loss-and-damage-human-mobility/maldivesMaldivesImpacts of climate change on small island statesIsland and communities in Maldives are seriously threatened by the impacts of climate change, especially sea level rise, coastal erosion, and more frequent extreme weather events. The resulting non-economic losses could include or are already including tangible cultural heritage sites, traditional cuisine and its ingredients, local language, traditional medicine, and clothing.
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21Slycan TrustImpacts and Actions Across Sectorscase studySlycan Trust Sectoral Sri Lankahttps://www.slycantrust.org/knowledge-resources/working-paper-climate-change-and-human-mobility-impacts-and-actions-across-sectorsSri LankaImpacts of climate change across sectorsClimate-induced human mobility in Sri Lanka leads to a range of impacts that go beyond economic or livelihood losses; this case study outlines key non-economic impacts related to human health and ecosystems, among others.A
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22Amali TowerClimate RefugeesShrinking options: climate change, displacement and security in the Lake Chad Basincase studyTower Climate Refugees Lake Chadhttps://www.climate-refugees.org/reports/case-study-loss-and-damageLake ChadImpacts and responsesA, C
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23N.A.U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, International Refugee Assistance Project, and Human Security InitiativeClimate of Coercion
Environmental and Other Drivers of Cross-Border Displacement in Central America and Mexico
analysisUSCRI Coercionhttps://refugeerights.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Climate-of-Coercion-Report.pdfMexico-US borderBorder policies
The new report “Climate of Coercion: Environmental and Other Drivers of Cross-Border Displacement in Central America and Mexico” analyzes the impact of climate change and climate-related disasters on people seeking humanitarian protection at the U.S.-Mexico border. The report is based on 38 interviews in Tijuana shelters with Guatemalan, Honduran, Mexican, and Salvadoran asylum seekers.

1. Extreme weather patterns tied to climate change threaten livelihoods. Extreme heat has made outdoor work difficult and dangerous. Several asylum seekers reported suffering heat-related illness or injury while working outside over the past two years, including a farmer from Guerrero who said that he and other farmers became sick from working in “intense” heat; a Honduran construction worker who was unable to work during unprecedentedly hot summers and who developed a skin condition requiring medical treatment after working during a heat wave; and a Mexican woman who suffered from intense headaches while working on her family’s farm during a period of extreme heat in August 2022.

2. Climate change increases the influence of organized criminal groups. A Mexican family fled threats by gang members who terrorized their coastal community after extreme heat and hurricanes flooded the family’s home, destroyed their crops, and ravaged their town’s farm-based local economy. “We live off of manual labor on the farms. We couldn’t work in the fields. There was not enough food,” the mother told the research team. The gang that controls the region continued demanding extortion payments from farmers, even while the storms made them unable to work. “They don’t care about the hurricane. They collect the payments just the same,” she said. “They killed two of our neighbors who were also fieldworkers because they couldn’t pay the extortion fees. They cut one of their throats and hung the other from a wall.” After gang members began monitoring and attempting to recruit the woman’s teenage son, armed men raided the family’s house, forcing the family to flee.

3. Climate change contributes to illegal land dispossession. A Mexican woman whose family led efforts to protect local forests from deforestation by cartel members controlling the region fled with her three young children in December 2022 after members of the cartel murdered her parents, husband, and four of her siblings for their activism. The woman told the research team that there had been more rain and flooding in the area than in previous years, increasing pressure on land resources, and that weather patterns changed dramatically after the cartel deforested the region.


Key recommendations

U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), and HUMSI recommend that the United States:
Adopt climate-specific protection and resettlement pathways;
Explore the use of U.S. Refugee Admissions Program priority designations to facilitate entry of climate-affected refugees;
Normalize climate considerations in Temporary Protected Status designations and extensions;
End pushback policies and restore asylum access at the U.S-Mexico border; and
Streamline climate considerations into asylum intake procedures.
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24Moshed Hossan MollaYPSADisplaced Family-1 (Sakina Khatun)storyYPSA BanskhaliBangladeshRiver erosionThis case study refers to individual (e.g. trauma, health), society (e.g. loss of cultural heritage, disruption of community ties), and environment (e.g. loss of biodiversity, ecosystem services)A
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25N.A.YPSACommunity-based Planned Relocation for Climate Forced Displaced People in BangladeshstoryYPSA RelocationBangladeshUrban displacementThis case study refers to response on the ground.C
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26N.A.CaritasAngola’s worst drought- Impact on family structure.Caritas AngolaAngola
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27N.A.CaritasLoss of cultural heritage-the case of Fiji Islands on the Island of Ono in the region of KadavuCaritas FijiFiji
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28Kees Van Der Geest, Maxine Burkett, Juno Fitzpatrick, Mark Stege, Brittany WheelerMICMPMarshallese migration: the role of climate change and ecosystem servicescase studyVan Der Geest Migration Marshallhttp://collections.unu.edu/eserv/UNU:7571/MICMP2019_CaseStudyReport_META.pdfMarshall IslandsInternal and international migrationSurvey respondents in the Republic of the Marshall Islands expressed concern that climate-induced migration and displacement breaks up families and communities. They expressed that this is a threat to Marshallese Culture (including language) and social cohesion. A, C, D
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29N.A.IDMCAdvancing disability-inclusive action on internal displacementanalysisIDMC Disabilityhttps://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/advancing-disability-inclusive-action-on-internal-displacementGlobal, Nepal, Colombia, Vanuatu, SyriaDisabilityA, C, D
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30N.A.GEM, UNESCOThe impacts of internal displacement on education in Sub-Saharan AfricaanalysisUNESCO GEM Displacement on Educationhttps://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/the-impacts-of-internal-displacement-on-education-in-sub-saharan-africaSub-Saharan Africa, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, YemenEducationA,B
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31N.A.IDMCDrought displacement in Gode Woreda, Ethiopiacase studyIDMC Ethiopiahttps://www.internal-displacement.org/sites/default/files/publications/documents/%202021.10.21_IDMC_Impacts%20of%20Displacement_Ethiopia.pdfEthiopiaDroughtA
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32N.A.IDMCSex MattersanalysisIDMC genderhttps://www.internal-displacement.org/sites/default/files/publications/documents/201902-gender-dimension.pdfGenderA
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34N.A.IDMCGRID 2022 - Children and YouthanalysisIDMC Grid 2022https://www.internal-displacement.org/global-report/grid2022/Global
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33N.A.IDMCInternal Displacement's Impacts on Health in Yemencase studyIDMC Health Yemenhttps://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/internal-displacements-impacts-on-health-in-yemenYemenHealthA
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When land, knowledge and roots are lost: indigenous peoples and displacement
analysisIDMC Indigenoushttps://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/when-land-knowledge-and-roots-are-lost-indigenous-peoples-and-displacementGlobalIndigenous peopleA
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36N.A.IDMCIndonesia Country Briefingcase studyIDMC Indonesiahttps://www.internal-displacement.org/sites/default/files/publications/documents/220304_IDMC_CountryReport_Indonesia.pdfIndonesiaOccurrence and impacts of displacementA, B
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37N.A.IDMCMultidimensional impacts of internal displacementanalysisIDMC multidimensional impactshttps://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/multidimensional-impacts-of-internal-displacementglobalInterconnected impacts of displacementA, D
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38N.A.IDMCNepal Country Briefingcase studyIDMC Nepalhttps://www.internal-displacement.org/sites/default/files/publications/documents/220322_IDMC_BriefingReport_Nepal.pdfNepalOccurrence and impacts of displacementA, B
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39N.A.IDMCPapua New Guinea Country Briefingcase studyIDMC PNGhttps://www.internal-displacement.org/sites/default/files/publications/documents/221129_IDMC_CountryBriefing_PapuaNewGuinea.pdfPNGOccurrence and impacts of displacementA, B
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40N.A.IDMCUrban case study: Port Vilacase studyIDMC Port Vilahttps://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/pacific-response-to-disaster-displacement-urban-case-study-port-vila-vanuatuVanuatuOccurrence and impacts of displacementA
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41N.A.IDMCFlood displacement in Beledweyne, Somaliacase studyIDMC Somaliahttps://www.internal-displacement.org/sites/default/files/publications/documents/%202021.10.21_IDMC_Impacts%20of%20Displacement_Somalia.pdfSomaliaFloodA
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42N.A.IDMCVanuatu Country Briefingcase studyIDMC Vanuatuhttps://www.internal-displacement.org/sites/default/files/publications/documents/Vanuatu_country_briefing.pdfVanuatu
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43N.A.IDMCWomen and girls in internal displacementanalysisIDMC women girlshttps://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/women-and-girls-in-internal-displacement
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44David James CantorPDD, UNHCRCross-border Displacement, Climate Change and Disasters: Latin America and the CaribbeananalysisPDD UHNCR Cross border displacementhttps://www.unhcr.org/protection/environment/5d4a7b737/cross-border-displacement-climate-change-disasters-latin-america-caribbean.htmlNorth America, Central America, South America and the CaribbeanPoliciesA jointly commissioned study by Platform on Disaster Displacement and UNHCR published in 2018 mapping legal and policy measures relevant to the cross-border displacement of persons in the context of climate change and disasters linked to natural hazards in Latin America and the Caribbean.B
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45Sanjula WeerasingheUNHCR, IOMBridging the Divide in Approaches to Conflict and Disaster Displacementcompilation of case studiesUNHCR IOM Bridging the Dividehttps://www.unhcr.org/publications/brochures/6244008a4/bridging-divide-approaches-conflict-disaster-displacement-norms-institutions.htmlAfghanistan, Colombia, Niger, Philippines, Somalia
Intersection with Conflict
A jointly commissioned study by IOM and UNHCR published in 2021 that seeks to advance discussions and reflection on legal, policy, institutional and coordination approaches to dealing with displacement associated with disasters, conflict and their interplay by examining instruments and mechanisms on internal displacement, disaster risk reduction, climate change and development in Afghanistan, Colombia, the Niger, the Philippines and Somalia.A, B
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46N.A.UNHCRIn Harm's Waycompilation of case studiesUNHCR Nexushttps://www.refworld.org/docid/5c2f54fe4.htmlSomalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Haiti, Brazil, Mexico
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47Sanjula WeerasingheUNHCRIn Harm’s Way: International protection in the context of nexus dynamics between conflict or violence and disaster or climate changecompilation of case studiesUNHCR Weerasinghe Nexushttps://www.refworld.org/docid/5c2f54fe4.htmlSomalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Haiti, Brazil, Mexico
Cross-border displacement
"Displacement in the context of climate change is sometimes associated with (international) protection needs, as reflected in the case studies in the linked reports. The case studies show possible options for meeting those needs.
- 'In Harm's Way: International Protection in the Context of Nexus Dynamics Between Conflict or Violence and Disaster or Climate Change': A UNHCR commissioned study published in 2018 examining the international protection provided by Ethiopia and Kenya to Somalis fleeing drought, famine and protracted conflict 2011-2012, and by Brazil and Mexico to Haitians fleeing the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake when violence and insecurity prevailed.
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48N.A.UNICEF, IDMCProtecting and supporting internally displaced children in urban settingsanalysisUNICEF IDMC Children Urbanhttps://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/protecting-and-supporting-internally-displaced-children-in-urban-settingsglobalChildren, UrbanA,B
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49N.A.UNICEF, IDMCEquitable access to quality education for internally displaced childrenanalysisUNICEF IDMC Educationhttps://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/equitable-access-to-quality-education-for-internally-displaced-childrenglobalEducationA,B
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UNU-EHSNauru: Climate Change and Migrationcase studyUNU Nauru
https://repository.unescap.org/rest/bitstreams/f1f28089-af87-44ad-8697-9481e0147bb2/retrieve
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UNU-EHSKiribati: Climate Change and Migrationcase studyUNU Kiribati
https://repository.unescap.org/rest/bitstreams/a27013a4-4967-4daa-ace8-34ab19c268cc/retrieve
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UNU-EHSTuvalu: Climate Change and Migrationcase studyUNU Tuvaluhttps://repository.unescap.org/rest/bitstreams/b9c49082-8824-4129-a0d6-6ef9f0933fd8/retrieve
TuvaluImpacts of climate change on small island statesA
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