By 2050 — without concrete climate and development action — climate change could lead more than

216 MILLION PEOPLE

in 6 regions to migrate within their own countries

Latin America
17 MILLION
North Africa
19 MILLION
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
5 MILLION
Sub-Saharan Africa
86 MILLION
South Asia
40 MILLION
East Asia and the Pacific
49 MILLION

Hotspots of internal climate migration will intensify in rural, urban, and coastal systems

People will migrate due to slow-onset climate change impacts

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Water scarcity
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Lower crop productivity
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Sea level rise and storm surge

Some places may become less livable

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Heat stress
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Extreme events
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Land loss

People in the Middle East and Small Island Developing States will also be affected by climate-driven migration

Source: Groundswell Report

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