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Assessing the Evidence: Climate Change and Migration in Peru

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/persons/resource/Jonas.Bergmann

Bergmann,  Jonas
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/Kira.Vinke

Vinke,  Kira
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/fernandez.carlos

Fernandez Palomino,  Carlos Antonio
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/Christoph.Gornott

Gornott,  Christoph
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/Stephanie.Gleixner

Gleixner,  Stephanie
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/Rahel.Laudien

Laudien,  Rahel
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/anastasia.lobanova

Lobanova,  Anastasia
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/Josef.Ludescher

Ludescher,  Josef
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/emdir

Schellnhuber,  Hans Joachim
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

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Bergmann, J., Vinke, K., Fernandez Palomino, C. A., Gornott, C., Gleixner, S., Laudien, R., Lobanova, A., Ludescher, J., Schellnhuber, H. J. (2021): Assessing the Evidence: Climate Change and Migration in Peru, Potsdam / Geneva : Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), and International Organization for Migration (IOM), 238 p.


Cite as: https://publications.pik-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_25324
Abstract
People across Peru are vulnerable and exposed to a wide range of hazards, and studies demonstrate that these hazards are key drivers of migration in the country. Hydrometeorological hazards resulting in excessive amounts of water (in such forms as torrential rainfalls and floods) – or the lack thereof (in the form of, for example, drought or glacier retreat) – are particularly salient to migration. Climate change has intensified these hazards and will continue to do so, possibly resulting in new and unparalleled impacts on migration. IOM and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research have partnered to produce this report, which seeks to shed light on the available evidence on the environment, climate change and migration nexus in Peru. The study puts into perspective various climate risks and hazards that affect communities in the country’s main topographical zones: the coast, the highlands, and the rainforest or jungle. The report provides a systematic review of the complex interaction between climate and other factors driving migration in the country. It discusses the necessity to understand climate migration patterns and improve planning and policies in the short term to the mid-term, in view of several “no-analog threats” – that is, those with unprecedented, large impacts – that could occur towards the end of the century.