Climate Change and Internal Migration in Brazil

Climate Change and Internal Migration in Brazil

With apologies for the delay, here are the slides from Professor Claire Brunel’s October 19 presentation on climate change and internal migration.

Key takeaway: A 10% increase in air temperature is associated with an 8.8% increase in migrant flows, controlling for road infrastructure and a variety of other factors. This is significant, especially in light of the fact that Brazil had more than 6 million cross-state migrants between 2006 and 2010 alone.