Climate change, environmental migration and sustainable development
Climate change, Climate/Environmental migration, Forced displacement, Sustainable development, UN 2030 Agenda
Scientific Coordinator:
- Andrea Caligiuri, Assoc. Prof., University of Macerata (Scientific Coordinator)
Principal Investigator:
- Elena Ardito, Res. Fellow, University of Macerata (Principal Investigator)
Team Members:
- Laura Salvadego, Assoc. Prof., University of Macerata
- 10. Trpimir M Šošić, Asst. Prof., University of Zagreb
- Maria Ciotti, Assoc. Prof., University of Macerata
- Gemma Andreone, Research Director, Institute of International Legal Studies – National Research Council (Italy)
- Fiammetta Borgia, Prof., Tor Vergata University of Rome
- Susana Borràs Pentinat, Assoc. Prof., Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)
- Alessandro Indelicato, Res. Fellow, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Alexandra R. Harrington, Lect., Lancaster University
- Juan Carlos Martín Hernández, Prof., University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Kiara Neri, Sr. Lect., Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3
- Ioannis Stribis, Prof., University of the Aegean
External Partners:
- Institute of International Legal Studies – National Research Council (Italy) (ISGI-CNR)
Research Disciplines Involved:
- History
- Economics
- International Law
- European Union Law
Main Research Objectives:
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.