Climate change and migration in the South Pacific region: policy perspectives

Authors

  • Philippe Boncour
  • Bruce Burson

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/pq.v5i4.4312

Keywords:

Institute of Policy Studies, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), ‘forced’ and ‘voluntary’ migration, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), International Organization for Migration (IOM), anthropogenic climate change, ocean weather patterns

Abstract

The aim of this article is to outline some of the key issues and themes discussed at the Institute of Policy Studies symposium in July 2009 on ‘Climate Change and Migration in the South Pacific Region: policy perspectives’. The linkages between climate change, environmental degradation and migration are manifold and not always clearly perceived.

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Policy Quarterly volume 5 number 4 2009

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Published

2009-11-01

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Vol. 5 No. 4 (2009): Policy Quarterly

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