A public history project
about migration,
borders, and the fight for
climate justice

Climate Refugee Stories is a multimedia narrative, archiving, and education project that uplifts the stories of people around the world who have been displaced by direct or indirect impacts of climate change, and documents the ways communities are resilient in the face of overlapping crises–including the COVID-19 pandemic. Cover Artwork by Bo Thai

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Stories

Who are Climate Refugees?

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that in 2019, 25 million people were displaced by climate change-related events.

Marshall Islands: "Art Stops the Damage"

Small, low-lying island nations in the South Pacific are some of the most vulnerable locations in the world to the impacts of climate change.

The Bengal Delta: "We Are Floating in the Middle"

Sitting inside a room in one of the largest slums in Dhaka, her voice breaking with effort to keep tears at bay, 40-year-old Nafisa (pseudonym) shared her experience of migrating from rural Bangladesh.

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Resources

K-12 Curriculum

Gain a greater understanding of climate-induced migration, and how it fits within the broader phenomenon of human migration.

Ways to Take Action

Check out our Community Discussion Toolkit, Media Toolkit, Organizations, and more!

Climate Migration Syllabus

A crowd-sourced, expanding set of resources for further reading, research, and action.

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Our Partners

This project is funded with support from the University of California’s Critical Refugee Studies Collective, the National Geographic Society, and the North Carolina Humanities Council.