Policy briefing on climate change induced migration in south asia

Vienna, Austria: We are delighted to announce the publication of the study “Climate migrants pushed to the brink: South Asia is unprepared to protect climate
migrants, even as it battles the COVID-19 crisis”. The report is written by Action Aid and Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA) within the framework of the South Asia Migration and Climate (SAMAC) initiative.

This policy briefing looks into how the world’s poor are adversely impacted by climate change, and presents initial findings of research on climate change-induced migration internally in three countries in South Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Please download the study at the following link:
https://www.budapestprocess.org/silkroutesfacility/projects-in-the-silk-routes-countries/183-samac

This activity is funded by the European Union through the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) managed project Improving Migration Management in the Silk Routes Countries.The implementing partners of the SAMAC initiative are Action Aid, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA) and Tadbeer Consulting.

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