Graduation Year
2020
Graduation Month
December
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
School or Department
Political Science
Major
Political Science – Public Administration
Faculty Mentor Department
Environmental Studies
Faculty Mentor
Peter McDonough
Keywords
migration, displacement, climate change, sea level rise
Abstract
The issue of migration is already a contentious issue in today’s political environment. Moving into the future, displacements of large numbers of people will continue to increase in both frequency and magnitude. One of the largest driving factors of future migrations will be anthropogenic climate change. This paper mainly focuses on sea level rise and the potential impacts changing oceans will inflict on coastal communities. Given projections of sea level rise and current coastal populations the potential for unprecedented levels of displacement is enormous. As such, there is a need for creative solutions that will aid in preventing, mitigating, and accepting future climate migrants. The approach advocated for in this paper will be three-pronged. First, add environmental displacements into the UNHCR definition of a refugee. Second, prevent and mitigate future displacements, now, by investing into infrastructure and renewable technologies. Last, implement a refugee trading scheme to equitably distribute the load on developed nations for taking in refugees once they are displaced.
Honors College Research Project
Yes
GLI Capstone Project
no
Recommended Citation
Rinck, Jack M., "Climate Change Induced Migration, Solutions & Implications" (2020). Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts. 317.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/utpp/317
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