Refugees Twice Over: Climate Migration and ‘Double Displacement’

By: Alexia Gardner, USCRI Policy Analyst, and Anum Merchant, USCRI Policy Intern  Extreme weather continues to drive new large-scale displacement, with 2024 ranked among the highest years recorded. From typhoons to droughts, climate-related disasters threaten people’s ability to sustain themselves in their homeland, forcing them to seek safety elsewhere. Marginalized communities, despite contributing little to the burning of fossil fuels, will disproportionately face the devastating effects … Continue reading Refugees Twice Over: Climate Migration and ‘Double Displacement’