Climate Change and Environmental Displacement: A Call for Comprehensive Action

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Keywords:

climate change, environmental displacement, involuntary migration, extreme weather conditions, internal weather-related displacement

Abstract

As triggers for both voluntary and involuntary migration, the intersection of climate change and environmental displacement is rapidly emerging as one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century. From small island nations grappling with rising sea levels to drought-stricken regions experiencing mass migrations, and as wildfires engulf the Pacific northwest, the impacts of a warming planet are increasingly forcing people from their homes. Despite growing global awareness, the response to climate change and environmental displacement situations remains fragmented and insufficient.

Author Biography

  • Veronica Fynn Bruey

    Veronica Fynn Bruey is an award-winning scholar with an extensive interdisciplinary background, holding six academic degrees from world-class institutions across four continents. She is an affiliated faculty of Seattle University School of Law; an online module convener at the University of London’s School of Advanced Studies, and the Director of Flowers School of Global Health Science. She has authored three academic books, two children's books, several book chapters, and peer-review articles in reputable academic journals. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Internal Displacement, the founder of the Law and Society's Collaborative Research Network (CRN 11) called “Displaced Peoples”, the co-founder and executive director of Tuki-Tumarankeh; and the founder of the Voice of West African Refugees (VOWAR) based in Ghana. Fynn Bruey is a born and bred Liberian war survivor.

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Published

2025-02-22

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2025): Special Issue: Climate Change and Environmental Displacement

Section

Editorials