The forced migration of peoples from their lands may mean fewer people remaining on country to respond to the environmental threats through active land management. (humanrights.gov.au)
That includes not only conflict, but also mass migration of people. (bitsofscience.org)
Most countries in South, South East and East Asia are particularly vulnerable to sea level rise due to rapid economic growth and coastward migration of people into urban coastal areas together with high rates of anthropogenic subsidence (for example due to water extraction) in deltas where many of the densely populated areas are located. (metlink.org)