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Rethinking climate refugees and climate conflict: Rhetoric, reality and the politics of policy discourse

This paper critically examines the perceived threat of ‘climate refugees’ and ‘climate conflict’. It locates the ideological roots of these concepts in development theories and policy narratives about demographically induced migration, environmental refugees and environmental security. While alarmist rhetoric around climate refugees and conflict has been deployed by a variety of actors, including U.N. agencies, … Continue reading Rethinking climate refugees and climate conflict: Rhetoric, reality and the politics of policy discourse