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Investigating the link between migration and climate change. Stories from the Mediterranean
16 January 2024

With this column, inaugurated by a series of reportages by Stefano Liberti accompanied by original photographs by Francesco Bellina, we want to focus on the complex intertwining of factors that determine migratory dynamics in the Mediterranean.

In opposition to decontextualised representations of migratory flows, which reduce them to mechanical phenomena that can be contained with repressive instruments, the analyses we propose highlight their intrinsically multifactorial nature.

In particular, we feel it is important to focus on the close and undeniable relationship, but one that cannot be reduced to deterministic models, between ongoing climate change and migration choices.

In the current public debate, opposing simplifications tend to prevail. On the one hand, there are those who irresponsibly deny or minimise the environment-migration nexus; at the opposite extreme, there are those who, by predicting mass exoduses, contribute to already highly alarmist narratives.

Reality is far more complex than this and is, fortunately, open to multiple outcomes. Understanding it and then trying to govern it in a balanced and sustainable manner, moving away from opportunistic and short-term logics, would require enormous investments, including in research. Although we are aware of its limited scope, we hope that this column can inspire and promote further steps in the same direction.

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Investigating the link between migration and climate change. Stories from the Mediterranean
16 January 2024

With this column, inaugurated by a series of reportages by Stefano Liberti accompanied by original photographs by Francesco Bellina, we want to focus on the complex intertwining of factors that determine migratory dynamics in the Mediterranean.

In opposition to decontextualised representations of migratory flows, which reduce them to mechanical phenomena that can be contained with repressive instruments, the analyses we propose highlight their intrinsically multifactorial nature.

In particular, we feel it is important to focus on the close and undeniable relationship, but one that cannot be reduced to deterministic models, between ongoing climate change and migration choices.

In the current public debate, opposing simplifications tend to prevail. On the one hand, there are those who irresponsibly deny or minimise the environment-migration nexus; at the opposite extreme, there are those who, by predicting mass exoduses, contribute to already highly alarmist narratives.

Reality is far more complex than this and is, fortunately, open to multiple outcomes. Understanding it and then trying to govern it in a balanced and sustainable manner, moving away from opportunistic and short-term logics, would require enormous investments, including in research. Although we are aware of its limited scope, we hope that this column can inspire and promote further steps in the same direction.

With the support of

edited by:
Stefano Liberti
Journalist
THEMATIC AREAS
PROJECT
TAG
Nessun tag disponibile
Investigating the link between migration and climate change. Stories from the Mediterranean
16 January 2024

With this column, inaugurated by a series of reportages by Stefano Liberti accompanied by original photographs by Francesco Bellina, we want to focus on the complex intertwining of factors that determine migratory dynamics in the Mediterranean.

In opposition to decontextualised representations of migratory flows, which reduce them to mechanical phenomena that can be contained with repressive instruments, the analyses we propose highlight their intrinsically multifactorial nature.

In particular, we feel it is important to focus on the close and undeniable relationship, but one that cannot be reduced to deterministic models, between ongoing climate change and migration choices.

In the current public debate, opposing simplifications tend to prevail. On the one hand, there are those who irresponsibly deny or minimise the environment-migration nexus; at the opposite extreme, there are those who, by predicting mass exoduses, contribute to already highly alarmist narratives.

Reality is far more complex than this and is, fortunately, open to multiple outcomes. Understanding it and then trying to govern it in a balanced and sustainable manner, moving away from opportunistic and short-term logics, would require enormous investments, including in research. Although we are aware of its limited scope, we hope that this column can inspire and promote further steps in the same direction.

With the support of

edited by:
Stefano Liberti
Journalist
THEMATIC AREAS
PROJECT
TAG
Nessun tag disponibile
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