Undermine definition9/1/2023 ![]() ![]() This definition is deliberately broad and flexible in order to account for the diverse range of population movements due to all types of environmental drivers. “Environmental migrants are persons or groups of persons who, predominantly for reasons of sudden or progressive change in the environment that adversely affects their lives or living conditions, are obliged to leave their habitual homes, or choose to do so, either temporarily or permanently, and who move either within their country or abroad” ( IOM, 2007:33). IOM put forward in 2007 a broad working definition for Environmental Migration, which seeks to capture the complexity of the issues at stake. However, many actors work on these links, including IOM, and have developed conceptual frameworks to work with. ![]() ![]() No legal definition for persons on the move due to environmental drivers exists to date and neither an internationally accepted one. The 2018 Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), the first-ever negotiated global framework on migration, recognizes that migration in the context of disasters, climate change, and environmental degradation is a reality, and makes commitments to support both migrants and States. However, climate change predictions for the 21st century indicate that even more people are expected to be on the move as extreme weather-related events, such as floods, droughts and storms become more frequent and intense ( IPCC, 2014), and changes in precipitation and temperature patterns impact livelihoods and human security. Environmental change and disasters have always been major drivers of migration. ![]()
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