European bird pioneers new route

The European blackcap has dramatically changed its migration pattern, flying to a new site, more than 1,000 km north of the region where it …

Improving village life will keep villager home

Voluntary agencies will have to come up with ways to make the village peaceful and productive. Only a satisfying life in the village will prevent …

When "ignorants" show the way

Tribal herdsmen, who are naturally closer to nature, can lead on the path towards sustainability

4 charts show Venezuela's worsening migrant crisis

The exodus impacts even those who haven’t left. Many schools and medical centers have closed throughout the country due to lack …

Bridging the rural-urban divide

Instead of setting overambitious targets, the government should ensure speedy implementation of the Rurban Mission

Transboundary climate change, adaptation risks in Africa over next 10 years of great concern among policymakers: Survey

Insecurity from climate crises perceived as risk with most severe consequences

Climate change can force 216 million people to migrate within their own countries by 2050

Decisive collective action can reduce climate migration by as much as 80%

Balangir's distressed migrants

From a resource-rich area to a metaphor for poverty, the Balangir district of Orissa has covered a long distance. Plausibly, it is this journey …

Climate change effect: Northern climes no longer safe haven for migratory animals

The population of migratory species declines as moving to the north proves to be less beneficial and potentially dangerous

Small ancestry

Europeans descended from just 50 African migrants

MGNREGA budget cut sends wrong signal, goes against Odisha’s successful policy experiment

Collaborative MGNREGA implementation in Odisha improved livelihoods; such efforts will be discouraged by budget cut

Forced displacement is the new norm in India

Extreme weather events have been triggering widespread internal displacement for years now. Now COVID-19 adds to the pressure

The other side of migration

INDIA'S INDUSTRIAL CITIES: ESSAYS IN ECONOMY AND DEMOGRAPHY Nigel Crook Publisher: Oxford University Press, Delhi Price: Rs 240

The land rush

STRUGGLE FOR LAND AND THE FATE OF THE FORESTS Edited by Marcus Colchester and Larry Lohmann Publisher: The World Rainforest Movement, Malaysia, …

Sea strikes

Continuous pounding of the coasts of Victoria island in Nigeria by the Atlantic ocean threatens its safety

Homeless blues

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What will be the future of migration?

Down To Earth looks into whether climate change can trigger the next wave of migrants

India witnesses highest migration to OECD countries: International Migration Outlook 2023

Nearly half a million Indians have migrated to OECD countries in 2021

The Migration Challenge

Climate change can trigger security concerns in South Asia

Climate change can trigger conflicts, violence and migration due to water scarcity, food insecurity, lack of shelter and livelihood constrains

COVID-19 impacted global migration trend in 2020: UN report

The number of emigrants increased to 281 million in 2020 from 272 million in 2019

Climate disasters displace more people than conflicts now: World Migration Report 2022

In India, disasters displaced 4 million people in 2020

Climate Migration primarily in middle income, agri-dependent countries: Study

Study can go long way in pinpointing future hot spots for climate-induced migration

Whose land?

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