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Emerging migration flows in a changing climate in dryland Africa (2012)
Journal Article
Kniveton, D., Smith, C., & Black, R. (2012). Emerging migration flows in a changing climate in dryland Africa. Nature Climate Change, 2(6), 444-447. https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1447

Fears of the movement of large numbers of people as a result of changes in the environment were first voiced in the 1980s (ref. 1). Nearly thirty years later the numbers likely to migrate as a result of the impacts of climate change are still, at bes... Read More about Emerging migration flows in a changing climate in dryland Africa.

Emerging migration flows in a changing climate in dryland Africa (2012)
Journal Article
Kniveton, D., Smith, C., & Black, R. (2012). Emerging migration flows in a changing climate in dryland Africa. Nature Climate Change, 2(6), 444-447. https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1447

Fears of the movement of large numbers of people as a result of changes in the environment were first voiced in the 1980s (ref. 1). Nearly thirty years later the numbers likely to migrate as a result of the impacts of climate change are still, at bes... Read More about Emerging migration flows in a changing climate in dryland Africa.

Strong leadership and local democracy: rivals or potential allies? (2012)
Book Chapter
Rao, N., Bergstrom, T., & Gianolli, A. (2012). Strong leadership and local democracy: rivals or potential allies?. In L. Schaap, & H. Daemen (Eds.), Renewal in European Democracies: Puzzles, Dilemmas and Options (119-144). VS Verlaf fur Sozialwissenschaft

Migration and global environmental change (2011)
Journal Article
Black, R., Adger, W. N., Arnell, N. W., Dercon, S., Geddes, A., & Thomas, D. (2011). Migration and global environmental change. Global Environmental Change, 21(1), S1-S2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.10.005

The influence of the environment and environmental change is largely unrepresented in standard theories of migration, whilst recent debates on climate change and migration focus almost entirely on displacement and perceive migration to be a problem.... Read More about Migration and global environmental change.

Migration and global environmental change (2011)
Journal Article
Black, R., Adger, W. N., Arnell, N. W., Dercon, S., Geddes, A., & Thomas, D. (2011). Migration and global environmental change. Global Environmental Change, 21(1), S1-S2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.10.005

The influence of the environment and environmental change is largely unrepresented in standard theories of migration, whilst recent debates on climate change and migration focus almost entirely on displacement and perceive migration to be a problem.... Read More about Migration and global environmental change.

International migration and the downturn: assessing the impacts of the global financial downturn on migration, poverty and human well-being (2011)
Journal Article
Wright, K., & Black, R. (2011). International migration and the downturn: assessing the impacts of the global financial downturn on migration, poverty and human well-being. Journal of International Development, 23(4), 555-564. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.1792

This paper provides a conceptual overview of the impacts of the 2008 global financial downturn in the context of international migration and presents some initial evidence from the wider development literature. A human well-being approach is proposed... Read More about International migration and the downturn: assessing the impacts of the global financial downturn on migration, poverty and human well-being.

Poverty, migration and human well-being: towards a post-crisis research and policy agenda (2011)
Journal Article
Wright, K., & Black, R. (2011). Poverty, migration and human well-being: towards a post-crisis research and policy agenda. Journal of International Development, 23(4), 548-554. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.1791

This policy arena investigates the impacts of the 2008 global financial crisis on poverty, migration and human well-being. It uses a human well-being lens to provide a framework for conceptualising a range of impacts that crosscut material and psycho... Read More about Poverty, migration and human well-being: towards a post-crisis research and policy agenda.