Are poorer communities more likely to be displaced by #climatechange? Not necessarily @kelseabest.bsky.social breaks down the relationship between financial resources and migration on our podcast, Changing Climate, Changing Migration

New podcast episode is up! I spoke with @kelseabest.bsky.social about whether someone's ability to migrate away from climate hazards is just a function of their personal wealth. The answer: Sometimes, but not necessarily mpichangingclimatechangingmigration.podbean.com/e/economics-...

As the federal government deprioritizes climate action, local governments must grapple with questions of resilience. Here, we outline four challenge areas and priorities for bridging community resilience and local planning for climate justice. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Bridging community resilience and local planning for climate justice

As the effects of climate change increase, and as the federal government deprioritizes climate action, local governments must grapple with the complex…

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Tagging experts and key figures in the field, I know, in case you can connect Chetna to anyone, she can interview: @jgilligan.org @farhanasultana.com @kelseabest.bsky.social @helenkopnina.bsky.social ‪@earth-andrew.bsky.social‬

It was so fun to talk about our book "Migration and Displacement in a Changing Climate" with Hannah! You can listen to the conversation here. @universitypress.cambridge.org @rmcleman.bsky.social @kayly.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.com/migration-an...

People interested in #ClimateChange and #Migration should listen to this excellent podcast interview with @kelseabest.bsky.social about her new book, _Migration and Displacement in a Changing Climate_. newbooksnetwork.com/migration-an...

IBES affiliate @jenniferhadden.bsky.social, an associate prof at @watsoninstitute.bsky.social, is coauthor of "When boundaries are blurred: infrastructure needs in support of the climate displaced." Read the new article in Frontiers in Climate ⤵️

Frontiers | When boundaries are blurred: infrastructure needs in support of the climate displaced

Interactions between climate change and human displacement are complex, yet it is clear that climate change has and will continue to alter patterns of mobili...

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In this new paper, we discuss how engineers can better support people displaced by the effects of climate change. Check it out! www.frontiersin.org/journals/cli...

Frontiers | When boundaries are blurred: infrastructure needs in support of the climate displaced

Interactions between climate change and human displacement are complex, yet it is clear that climate change has and will continue to alter patterns of mobili...

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The first book on my summer reading list has arrived! 📚💡Looking forward to learning from @kelseabest.bsky.social and colleagues about the latest research on how climate change interacts with population dynamics. #Research #ReadingList

Will you be teaching a course on #climatemigration? Pls consider adopting new book by @kelseabest.bsky.social, Kayly Ober & me, ‘Migration in a changing climate’, pub’s by Cambridge. See image for description & 20% discount code.

"In a rapidly changing climate and a world with more people on the move, we collectively need to rethink how we view migration and adjust our policies and practices accordingly." cambridgeblog.org/2025/04/migr...

New book "Migration and Displacement in a Changing Climate" with the brilliant @rmcleman.bsky.social and Kayly Ober out in April and available for preorder! @cambridgeup.bsky.social

Levels of inequality within a community are important contributors to community-level patterns of migration in Bangladesh. @kelseabest.bsky.social 👉Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Economic inequality is a crucial determinant of observed patterns of environmental migration - Communications Earth & Environment

Levels of inequality within a community are important contributors to community-level patterns of migration, according simulations with an agent-based model of the influence of environmental shocks, l...

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Delighted to share a new publication, with the amazing @kelseabest.bsky.social & Bishawjit Mallick, using pattern-oriented agent-based modeling to explore the importance of economic inequality in determining patterns of environmentally-driven migration in Bangladesh. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Economic inequality is a crucial determinant of observed patterns of environmental migration - Communications Earth & Environment

Levels of inequality within a community are important contributors to community-level patterns of migration, according simulations with an agent-based model of the influence of environmental shocks, l...

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See my commentary @cnn.com in re complexity of human mobility in the face of extreme events. #climatechange #people #decisions #housing #mobility w/commentary from @kelseabest.bsky.social Alex de Sheribinin from @columbiaclimate.bsky.social @climatehuman.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/c...

Extreme weather events like the LA wildfires are creating climate refugees. Where do they go? | CNN

As extreme weather gets worse, people in high-risk areas are confronting the reality that it’s getting harder and to insulate themselves from disaster.

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The devastating LA fires will undoubtedly have widespread effects on housing availability and affordability www.fastcompany.com/91258483/l-a...

L.A.'s fires will make the city's housing crisis even worse

L.A. was already struggling to build housing. Now it needs more.

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I'm very happy to share this new paper, led by the brilliant undergraduate Mia Matteucci, on "Multi-stakeholder perspectives on climate gentrification in Miami-Dade, Florida" :) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Multi-stakeholder perspectives on climate gentrification in Miami-Dade, Florida

Climate gentrification (CG) considers the complex ways that climate change can interact with housing affordability, development, and social inequity t…

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I will give a shout-out to my brilliant former student @kelseabest.bsky.social who's done a lot of good work quantfying inequities in vulnerability and adaptaiton along the Atlantic coast. doi.org/10.1038/s414...

“Both eviction filings and threats of eviction went up in the wake of hurricanes, which could be fueling housing instability and displacement in the wake of disasters.“ via @gristnews.bsky.social grist.org/extreme-weat... @kelseabest.bsky.social

Why tenants struggle more in the wake of hurricanes

New research shows how renters are more uniquely vulnerable to hurricanes than their homeowner counterparts.

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Climate folks: welcome Dr. Kelsea Best @kelseabest.bsky.social to Bluesky. Kelsea does very exciting work on climate justice and equitable adaptation, and is well worth following.