WMR 2010 Background Paper: Climate Change and International Migration by Susan Martin

On November 29th 2010, IOM released its fifth World Migration report, entitled "The Future of Migration: Building Capacities for Change" . The World Migration Report 2010, draws upon the findings of 19 background papers including this one by Susan Martin on climate change and international migration. The background papers, prepared by distinguished migration experts focus on a range of different policy themes and geographical regions, providing a global perspective on the future of migration, and the capacities which are likely to be needed to manage migration successfully in the coming years.