World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
Migration
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Wetland loss, development put Kashmir bird migration at risk
The cackle and cry of Kashmir’s annual bird migration has long been a welcome ruckus for those living in the Indian-controlled Himalayan territory. It signals the summer’s end, the coming snows and the
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding obstruction of Upper Dihing East Elephant Corridor by building a golf course, Kaziranga National Park, Assam, 08/12/2015
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rohit Choudhury Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 08/12/2015 regarding a golf course site developed by the Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) which
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A multilevel analysis of the relationship between parental migration and left-behind children’s macronutrient intakes in rural China
China’s internal migration has left 61 million children living apart from their parent(s) in rural areas. The present study aimed to examine whether the relative contributions of macronutrients (protein,
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How Climate Change May Push Out Northern Birds as Southern Birds Take Control
New research on chickadee species has revealed that southern bird species may be moving far more north than expected. This has important implications as temperatures continue to rise over time. In
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Climate change in an ageing world
This paper outlines the impacts of climate change which are currently being experienced as evidenced by the IPCC and identifies the current and future implications for older people, including an assessment
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Climate-induced migrations to rise to 1 bn by 2050: Study
The JustJobs network has released its research report on the link between climate change and livelihoods Ahead of the crucial COP21 (Conference of Parties) meeting in Paris, where international leaders
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Do healthy Monarchs migrate farther? Tracking natal origins of parasitized vs. uninfected Monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico
<p>Long-distance migration can lower parasite prevalence if strenuous journeys remove infected animals from wild populations. We examined wild monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) to investigate the
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Accelerating climate-resilient and low-carbon development: the Africa climate business plan
As climate change and variability significantly impact Sub-Saharan Africa’s development agenda, a new World Bank plan outlines actions required to increase climate resilience and low-carbon development
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People in motion, forests in transition: trends in migration, urbanization, and remittances and their effects on tropical forests
Migration is not new. In recent decades however, human mobility has increased in numbers and scope and has helped fuel a global shift in the human population from predominantly rural to urban. Migration
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Global Monitoring Report 2015/2016: development goals in an era of demographic change
This year’s Global Monitoring Report, produced jointly by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, details the progress the world has made towards global development goals and examines the impact