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Publication | 2025

Migration and climate change - Why terminology matters?

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This fact sheet is part of a series that distils key topics in the climate migration literature into clear and concise summaries, addressing a need expressed by policymakers. Each sheet focuses on a specific subtopic, condensing existing knowledge into an accessible format. It provides an overview of main findings alongside policy-relevant insights. The fact sheets use the term ‘climate migration’ as a broad concept that encompasses various forms of (im)mobility in the context of climate change.