In my current work with the Centre on Migration, Policy, and Society (COMPAS), I focus on the ways that British newspapers talk about migration issues and relate these narratives to public perceptions and
migration policy changes.
Not exact matches
The White Paper promises a
change in the direction of travel in
migration policy for an independent Scotland.
«Two of our forecasts show that the Conservatives will meet their net
migration target after all, even without any
changes to immigration
policy,» researcher Ben Richards said.
«These forecasts don't take into account actual
policy changes on
migration — such as the possibility of stricter immigration rules in the event of leaving the EU — but instead just consider how
migration tends to fall when unemployment rises.
He said: «Until we have
changed the law so we can conduct
migration policy on the basis of British citizenship, we won't be able to bring it down.
Because of globalization and interdependence, the relationship between climate
change,
migration and security should become the «new normal» in international
policy conversations, the panel said.
The Advisory Board plays an important part in establishing our long term thematic research agenda into global sustainability issues, such as poverty, climate
change, ecosystem services, biodiversity, pandemics, demographics,
migration, public
policy and responsible lobbying.
The report argues that
migration can be a «sensible climate
change adaptation strategy» — if it is managed carefully and supported by good development
policies and targeted investments.
As the
Migration Policy Institute elaborates in an article examining the complexities of climate
change and
migration, a weather - related event — whether it's gradual glacial melting or a sudden superstorm like Sandy — can increase pressures on land, food, and water resources.
The Express Tribune: Pakistan urgently requires a national
migration policy to pre-empt and mitigate any significant
migration trends caused by
changes in climate, according to climate experts.
This flyer highlights that
migration policies and measures to address displacement need to be part of adaptation strategies, and briefly presents key UN system's activities aimed at making vulnerable people, places and sectors more resilient to the impacts of climate
change.
This
policy document is drawn from a chapter on climate
change and migration in a forthcoming report by the International Bar Association on the «Legal Aspects of Climate Change Adaptation.&
change and
migration in a forthcoming report by the International Bar Association on the «Legal Aspects of Climate
Change Adaptation.&
Change Adaptation.»
Key recommendations presented in the document include: adopting
migration and conflict - sensitive adaptation
policies; promoting regional environmental cooperation in addressing climate
change,
migration and conflict; rooting national adaptation
policies in the Green Economy and promoting the creation of green jobs; strengthening preventive action; and using conflict and / or
migration risk to prioritize investments and build donor commitment to long - term engagement in the Sahel.
The report says global climate
change is projected to produce «insufficient water supplies, shifting rainfall patterns, disruptions to agriculture, human
migrations, more failing states, increased extremism, and even resource wars,» all of which pose an urgent threat that must be addressed in national security
policy.
The
Migration Policy Institute writes: «The impact of climate
change as a driver of human
migration is expected by many to dwarf all others.
Staying loosely with the subject of evidence, experts have long been aware of the links between climate
change and
migration, even if they've struggled to bring this crucial topic to the forefront of
policy discussions.
«Unfortunately neither the
policy nor the government acknowledges that climate
change has any direct link with
migration.
«half the world is vulnerable to social instability and violence due to rising food and energy prices, failing states, falling water tables, climate
change, decreasing water - food - energy supply per person, desertification and increasing
migrations due to political, environmental and economic conditions... With nearly three billion people making $ 2 or less per day, long - term global social conflict seems inevitable without more serious food
policies, useful scientific breakthroughs and dietary
changes».
Scott Greenfield sees
changing comment
policies at BigBlawgs (Above the Law, Balkanization, Concurring Opinions, Volokh, SecularRight), sees a drop in comments at his blog, sees
migration to Twitter for some commenters, and wraps it all together in The Lifecycle of Comments.
He notes that with our net
migration running at over 300,000 a year, immigration
policy must be
changed to alleviate this pressure on the UK.