Presentation

The main objective of the cluster is to establish an interdisciplinary research group working on urgent, contemporary and interrelated issues related to climate change, environmental migration and sustainable development. According to the IOM World Migration Report 2024, more than 216 million people worldwide will be displaced within and outside their countries by 2050, largely as a result of climate change. This phenomenon can contribute to worsening conditions for vulnerable communities on the move, increase pressure on existing political tensions and conflicts in countries of origin, and more generally influence the dynamics of international relations. Therefore, on the one hand, the aim of the cluster will be to understand how climate/environmental migration can be managed and regulated through a sustainable development approach, in full compatibility with the goals of the UN 2030 Agenda. On the other hand, the cluster will examine whether and how an appropriate and coherent management of climate-induced migration can potentially contribute to a shift towards sustainability of society, leading to an improvement of the well-being of the community, through a rational use of resources and without exacerbating structural inequalities or unequal burdens on environmental resources. It therefore seems necessary to study these issues from a complex perspective, involving and stimulating a dialogue between several scientific disciplines.