Cómo cubrir la migración y los desplazamientos climáticos

The guide explains that climate change acts as a multiplier of existing vulnerabilities, driving both sudden and gradual displacement. It highlights that internal displacement is more common than cross-border migration and notes the lack of international legal recognition for 'climate refugees'.

• Climate change is a growing driver of involuntary population displacement, where water and food scarcity and extreme weather events deteriorate living conditions to the point of forcing temporary or permanent migration.
• Most climate-driven displacement occurs within a person's own country rather than across borders. World Bank estimates suggest that by 2050, up to 143 million people could be internally displaced in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America under the most pessimistic scenario.
• Climate factors typically aggravate existing problems rather than acting as the sole cause of migration. In the Central American Dry Corridor (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua), droughts reducing maize and bean harvests combined with food insecurity, lack of employment, and violence to force thousands from their homes.
• Climate displacement is categorized into gradual risks (sea level rise, prolonged drought, water scarcity, temperature increases, or changing rain patterns) and sudden risks (hurricanes, floods, wildfires, or extreme rains). In 2025, the American continent recorded 4.3 million disaster-related displacements, with over one million caused by Hurricane Melissa, which affected eight countries.

APA

CCNow (2026). Cómo cubrir la migración y los desplazamientos climáticos. Covering Climate Now. https://coveringclimatenow.org/from-us-story/como-cubrir-la-migracion-y-los-desplazamientos-climaticos/

Chicago

CCNow. Cómo cubrir la migración y los desplazamientos climáticos. Covering Climate Now, 2026. https://coveringclimatenow.org/from-us-story/como-cubrir-la-migracion-y-los-desplazamientos-climaticos/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{ccnow2026cmo, author = {CCNow}, title = {{Cómo cubrir la migración y los desplazamientos climáticos}}, institution = {Covering Climate Now}, year = {2026}, month = jun, url = {https://coveringclimatenow.org/from-us-story/como-cubrir-la-migracion-y-los-desplazamientos-climaticos/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }