Climate Change and Action IV – Climate Change and Human Mobility

Join us for the fourth and last webinar of BCCIC’s Climate Change and Action webinar series and learn more about impacts of climate change as it relates to human mobility — specifically, when climate change’s impacts drive population displacement.s

Climate change is altering our world. Around the world, sea-level rise, water availability, and extreme weather events threaten losses of housing, livelihoods, social and cultural resources, and health. These losses may force people to move, either temporarily or permanently, to get out of harm’s way. Between 2010 and 2018, more than 23 million people per year were displaced by slow-onset events such as sea-level rise and desertification; and by sudden-onset events such as wildfires, floods, and storms.  With over 65,000 people displaced in floods and wildfires in BC in 2017, and more climate change-driven disruptions forthcoming, now is the time for all organizations to plan for climate change displacement.