Climate migration is about people, not numbers
Climate migration is about people, not numbers
It has become increasingly common to argue that climate change will lead to mass migrations. In this chapter, we examine the largenumbers often invoked to underline alarming climate migration narratives. We outline the methodological limitations to theirproduction. We argue for a greater diversity of knowledges about climate migration, rooted in qualitative and mixed methods. Wealso question the usefulness of numbers to progressive agendas for climate action. Large numbers are used for rhetorical effect tocreate fear of climate migration, but this approach backfires when they are used to justify security-oriented, anti-migrant agendas. Inaddition, quantification helps present migration as a management problem with decisions based on meeting quantitative targets,instead of prioritising peoples’ needs, rights, and freedoms.
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- University of Vienna Austria
- Griffith University Australia
- University of Vienna u:cris Austria
- Griffith University Australia
- Wageningen University & Research Netherlands
504021 Migration research, mobilities, Géographie politique et géopolitique, SDG 10 – Weniger Ungleichheiten, environmental change, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, migration, Migrant cultural studies, Environnement et pollution, 504021 Migrationsforschung, climate change, Climate change impacts and adaptation, Sciences sociales, 105205 Klimawandel, SDG 13 – Maßnahmen zum Klimaschutz, SDG 13 - Climate Action, Life Science, Géographie humaine, 506016 Migration policy, 506016 Migrationspolitik, 105205 Climate change
504021 Migration research, mobilities, Géographie politique et géopolitique, SDG 10 – Weniger Ungleichheiten, environmental change, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, migration, Migrant cultural studies, Environnement et pollution, 504021 Migrationsforschung, climate change, Climate change impacts and adaptation, Sciences sociales, 105205 Klimawandel, SDG 13 – Maßnahmen zum Klimaschutz, SDG 13 - Climate Action, Life Science, Géographie humaine, 506016 Migration policy, 506016 Migrationspolitik, 105205 Climate change
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