New report explores the intersection of climate change, health, and migration

Waves splash over a seawall near a home in Majuro during a king tide event in September 2019. Credit: David Krzesni

Since 2016, the Pacific RISA, a NOAA RISA team, has worked with researchers in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), Hawaiʻi, and the US Pacific Northwest to study the relationship between climate change and migration, with an emphasis on the health impacts of climate change and how they are related to migration. The research team’s latest publication, “Climate Change, Health, and Migration: Profiles of Resilience and Vulnerability in the Marshall Islands“ led by Pacific RISA PI Laura Brewington and East-West Center consultant David Krzesni, is now available online through the East-West Center publications website.

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