strategy
Developing special programmes on migration causing or caused by environmental change
Description:
Policies and programmes are developed to handle the various types of migration that result from, or induce environmental disruptions, with special attention to women and vulnerable groups. Implementation:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Broader:
Studying consequences of migration Facilitated by:
Assessing impact of cumulative environmental changes on migration flowsAddressing problems of forced relocation of peasants onto marginal landsBuilding demographic factors into national policies for sustainable development Values:
ChangeChangeableness Subjects:
Society → MigrantsEnvironment → Environment
Development → Development
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
