Event Description
Owing to the apparent rise in the magnitude of migration flows across the world, the saliency of migration has been high on the political agenda lately. This has led some to question whether climate change may be responsible for the recent observed increases in migration. Yet, despite significant advances, important research gaps persist due to concerns about the reliability of migration data, heterogeneities in mobility patterns in response to climate variability across contexts and distance travelled, as well as the type of migration flows considered (e.g. seasonal, permanent or irregular). In addition, evidence has emerged that suggests that in some places climate change might counter-intuitively decrease migration.
As part of this talk, Fabien Cottier will share insights on the impact of climate variability and change on migration that have emerged from the research he is currently conducting at Columbia and supported applying a variety of quantitative approaches including econometrics, Bayesian statistical modeling and agent-based modeling across a variety of contexts, including sub-Saharan Africa, Central America and India.
Event Speaker
Fabien Cottier, Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University
Event Information
Free and open to the public. Columbia University ID holders may attend in-person. Members of the public must attend via Zoom. Registration is required for both in-person and online attendance. For more information, please email Anita Lam-Wright at [email protected].
Hosted by the Columbia Climate School.
