Managed retreat—the purposeful, coordinated movement of people and assets out of harm’s way—will be an increasingly necessary strategy around the world as rising global temperatures, erratic precipitation and increasing natural disasters place millions in need of safer ground.
Managed retreat—the purposeful, coordinated movement of people and assets out of harm’s way—will be an increasingly necessary strategy around the world as rising global temperatures, erratic precipitation and increasing natural disasters place millions in need of safer ground.
The Columbia Climate School just convened the third Managed Retreat Conference, exploring this complex topic. Among the panels were presentations featuring projects focused on current and future climate-driven resettlement strategies in Africa, where researchers estimate by 2050 as many as 113 million people will be driven to relocate just within the borders of their own countries.
Postdoctoral research scientist Fabien Cotter of the Center for International Earth Science Information Network is primary author of two papers on climate migration in Africa.
Read more at: Columbia Climate School
Rweru Model Green Village in Rwanda, a subject of research into mandatory resettlement. (Photo Credit: Lisa Dale)
