This article describes the potential for large-scale population displacements and migration as a result of climate change. Migration is one of many ways by which households exposed to climatic stresses may adapt. Given current trends in climate change, increased rural-to-urban migration in...

Climatic variability and change is known to influence human migration patterns. Researchers increasingly see migration as one of a range of potential means by which populations may adapt to the future impacts of climate change. Modelling of climate change-related migration is a relatively new...