Migration & Climate Change

MIGRATION
AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Effects Of Migration & Climate Change

Migration and climate change

The largest young generation in history is facing today’s global climate crisis, with a very significant number of young people living in areas vulnerable to climate impacts. When facing adverse climatic conditions that very often intersect with other social, political and economic factors, people engage in different forms of migration either within their countries or abroad. In the context of climate and environmental change, migration can either aggravate young people`s challenges or boost their opportunities.

Environmental migration is already a reality and youth involvement should be at the center of the response to these environmental changes. Yet to date, policy processes have paid relatively little attention to youth migrating in the context of climate change.

Challenges Young Migrants Face

Young migrants face specific challenges during their migration or displacement experience, especially as it occurs at a crucial time in their emotional, cognitive, physical and social development. However, specific vulnerabilities of young migrants in the context of climate change and environmental degradation remain underexplored. Migration can offer young people new opportunities and horizons, such as the chance to improve skills, access alternative livelihoods, pursue education, and the opportunity to use it as a strategy to adapt to the changing climate. Where possible, migration has to be a choice, especially for youth to explore their full potential.

However, climate change impacts, especially in rural areas, can lead to a decline in youth employment opportunities, which in conjunction with other drivers can increment youth movement from a rural area to an urban one.

Youths Involment

IOM together with UNICEF, the Migration Youth and Children Platform of the Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY) and the International Youth Federation (IYF) are organizing a side event in the context of ECOSOC Youth Forum 2022 with the objective to better understand the links between migration, climate change and youth. It is also an opportunity to discuss how youth can contribute to addressing their needs in the context of migration, environment and climate change, especially slow onset processes, and how better to integrate their proposals in international, regional and local policy discussions on the topic. The event will also explore how to foster youth engagement in green activities that can build their resilience, accelerate climate action, and contribute to addressing the environmental drivers that compel them to move.

Environmental pollution

Environmental Pollution is the pollution of physical and organic parts of Earth/air fabrics to the extent that normal natural processes are antagonized. Pollution is the introduction of pollutants into the environment that can cause harm and discomfort to humankind and other organisms, and can also affect the usefulness of the earth's resources. The pollutant can be synthetic or energy, such as noise, heat, or light. There are different types of pollution. Air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, light pollution, heat pollution, radioactive pollution, soil pollution, visual pollution, plastic pollution, etc.

Campaigns on Environmental Pollution

We are participating in the fight to change people's attitudes and behavior towards plastics and reduce plastic pollution. The End of Plastic Pollution Campaign helps people understand the impact of plastic pollution on human and ecosystem health and how daily behavior can reduce problems. This campaign focuses on the negative effects of plastics on our environment (harm to ocean and human health, littering of beaches and landscapes, waste flow and landfill blockages) and is a force that can change people. Is giving. Our organization launched a three-day campaign, visited schools and educated teachers and students about the importance of avoiding disposable plastics.