India, May 9 -- Climate change, while not the sole driver of displacement and migration, increases pressure on existing systems and communities

More human beings are being displaced by force today than at any other time in humankind's history. Such forced displacement is being further exacerbated by environmental impacts and climate change. More than 216 million people across six continents will be on the move within their countries by 2050 in large part due to climate change, according to the World Migration Report 2024 released by the United Nations on May 8, 2024.

Climate change cannot be considered the sole driver of food insecurity or migration, according to the document since political power, incompetent governance, globalised foo...