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      Climate-induced population displacements in a 4°C+ world.

      Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
      Animals, Carbon Dioxide, chemistry, Climate Change, Conservation of Natural Resources, Earth (Planet), Ecology, Emigration and Immigration, Global Warming, Humans, Models, Theoretical, Population Dynamics, Temperature, Water Supply

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          Massive population displacements are now regularly presented as one of the most dramatic possible consequences of climate change. Current forecasts and projections show that regions that would be affected by such population movements are low-lying islands, coastal and deltaic regions, as well as sub-Saharan Africa. Such estimates, however, are usually based on a 2°C temperature rise. In the event of a 4°C+ warming, not only is it likely that climate-induced population movements will be more considerable, but also their patterns could be significantly different, as people might react differently to temperature changes that would represent a threat to their very survival. This paper puts forward the hypothesis that a greater temperature change would affect not only the magnitude of the associated population movements, but also--and above all--the characteristics of these movements, and therefore the policy responses that can address them. The paper outlines the policy evolutions that climate-induced displacements in a 4°C+ world would require.

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