- Voices on the Move: this podcast series arrived on air in October 2024 and was created through a partnership between Migration Matters, York University (Canada), Sema Box and the HABITABLE project. Voices on the Move is a podcast series that explores the complex relationship between climate change and migration, going beyond sensational headlines to bring you real stories. Amplifying the voices of migration researchers, climate migrants, displaced persons, and community leaders—especially from the Global South—the series provides both personal voices and scholarly insights. From Afghanistan to Ghana to Canada, it addresses climate-induced displacement, impacts on indigenous and rural populations, social and gender inequalities in mobility, and much more. From HABITABLE, the following partners appear: Mumuni Abu (University of Ghana); Sidy Boly (INSTAT); François Gemenne (Liège University); Rachel Keeton (University of Twente); Ricardo Safra de Campos (University of Exeter); Nassim Majidi (Samuel Hall).
- Trapped Populations: When Climate Migration Isn’t Possible, by The Migration Policy Institute, with Caroline Zickgraf (Liège University), 20 September 2023 (in English) – Facing the adverse impacts of climate change, many people are better off migrating, whether within their country or internationally, at least for a short time. Yet for a variety of reasons, migration is not always possible. This episode of our podcast focuses on these groups, sometimes known as “trapped populations.” Why do people stay in places where their homes, livelihoods, and their very lives are threatened? We explore these questions with Caroline Zickgraf, deputy director of the Hugo Observatory at the University of Liège in Belgium.
- C’est pas du vent, by RFI, with François Gemenne (Liège University), May 2023 (in French) – Themes : Migration, climate change
- Forum, by Radio Télévision Suisse, with François Gemenne (Liège University) (in French), November 2022 – Themes: Cop27, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, ecology
- Les Enjeux internationaux, by Radio France, with Nassim Majidi (Samuel Hall), September 2022 (in French) – Who are those still escaping Afghanistan? On the 30th August 2021 air evacuation from Afghan refugees escaping Talibans oming to power were ending. One year later, numerous Afghans were still taking the risky path to exile, according to Amnesty International.
- Global Dispatches – Climate-Related Mobility and Conflict: Pathways to Peace and Human Security | Recorded Live, with Bina Desai (IDMC), June 2022 (in English) – This episode was recorded live in front of a virtual audience at a side event of the International Migration Review Forum. The episode was produced in partnership with CGIAR and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Dernières limites, by journalist Audrey Boehly, with François Gemenne (Liège University), May 2022 (in French) – In the coming decades, the consequences of climate change and resource scarcity could destabilise some countries and raise international tensions up a notch. The UN also warns of accelerating climate migration, which could affect up to 1 billion people by 2050. In an increasingly multipolar world, will the ecological crisis ignite the dust? Is it a threat to peace and democracy? How can these crises be prevented and cushioned?
- Une semaine en France, by Radio France, with François Gemenne (Liège University), March 2022 (in French) – Themes: Ukraine war, refugee discrimination, energy independence Russia, latest IPCC report.
- Forum – Le Grand Débat, by Radio Télévision Suisse, with Etienne Piguet (Neuchâtel University), March 2022 (in French) – Welcoming Ukrainian refugees, an unprecedented solidarity?
- Forum, by Radio Télévision Suisse, with Etienne Piguet (Neuchâtel University), February 2022 (in French) – Theme: Ukrainian people, a new migratory flow for Europe
- The Migration Podcast, by the International Migration Research Network (IMISCOE), with Patrick Sakdapolrak (Vienna University, Department of Geography and Regional Research), 2022 (in English) – This episode explores the relationship of migration with climate change. Patrick Sakdapolrak speaks about his research on translocal social resilience, and whether migration can impact sustainability practices.
- Moving beyond ‘climate refugees’: Readying law and practice for displacement in a warming world, by the UNSW Kaldore Centre, with Caroline Zickgraf (Liège University), December 2021 (in English) – When people are on the move from the impacts of disasters or climate change, how does the law help or hinder them? Is refugee law useful? Human rights law? Migration law? What about regional free movement agreements? How is individual agency enhanced or eroded by legal frameworks? What about people who move but don’t cross an international border, and what about people who can’t move at all? Our experts will reflect on how these questions are answered across different times and places. Hear from Bruce Burson, New Zealand Immigration and Protection Tribunal; Lucy Daxbacher, Head of Mission to Uganda, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD); Walter Kälin, Envoy of the Chair, Platform on Disaster Displacement; Caroline Zickgraf, Deputy Director, The Hugo Observatory; and chaired by Tamara Wood, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law.
- The Climate Pod, with Julia Blocher (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research -PIK), November 2021 (in English) – COP26: Why Migration Policy Is Critical To Climate Adaptation?
- The Climate Diplomacy Podcast, with Dennis Tänzler (adelphi), October 2021 (in English) – The European Parliament issued a resolution on climate diplomacy in 2018. Since then, the policy landscape has evolved rapidly with the development of the European Green Deal, as well as the pandemic and ongoing efforts for a green post-Covid recovery. In this episode, Dennis Tänzler and Daria Ivleva highlight findings of their recent report on EU climate diplomacy, identifying progress made and tasks for the Parliament going forward. Key topics to consider include trade policy and finance, gender equality, and tackling climate security risks.
- The Climate Diplomacy Podcast, with Beatrice Mosello (adelphi), August 2021 (in English) – Climate-induced mobility is more than sudden displacement. It is also a consequence of slow-onset changes, structural shortcomings and governance failures. Luckily, the opportunities for addressing it and adapting to its impacts are just as diverse. Beatrice Mosello and Gareth Price, authors of the report “Rethinking mobility in the face of global changes”, give insights into climate-related mobility, focusing on Central Asia and Bangladesh.
- The Delmi Podcast, by the Migration Studies Delegation, with Nassim Majidi (Samuel Hall), June 2021 (in English) – How have experiences of the asylum process affected economic, social and psychosocial reintegration after return? In a unique AMIF-funded study, Delmi has examined returnees’ own experiences of voluntary and involuntary return as well as push / pull factors that influence the various decisions within the migration journey. Constanza Vera-Larrucea, Research Coordinator at Delmi and one of the authors of the report Those who were sent back: Return and reintegration of rejected asylum seekers to Afghanistan and Iraq, presents research results based on 100 interviews with returnees from Afghanistan and Iraq. Nassim Majidi, researcher and founder of Samuel Hall, has conducted fieldwork on behalf of Delmi and shares what she has learned over the years as she has met returnees in conflict areas.
- Science Podcast, with Bina Desai (IDMC), June 2021 (in English) – Addressing the human cost in a changing climate: Displacement costs remain largely invisible, hindering effective action.
- Créateurs face à l’urgence climatique, by Fondation Thalie, with François Gemenne (Liège University) and Kader Attia, May 2021 (in French) – “Mobilize Awareness”
- Changing Climate. Changing Migration, with Julia Blocher (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research – PIK), November 2021 (in English) – There are a lot of predictions about how many people will migrate in response to climate change. Depending on where you look, the next few decades could see hundreds of millions – or even more than a billion – people pick up and move. We asked Julia Blocher, of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, to explain why the predictions vary so much. We also discussed how this movement can lead to conflict.
- Sismique, with François Gemenne (Liège University), May 2020 (in French) – “Climat, migration et géopolitique” – Topics: the world after, climate change, migration, Covid-19, geopolitics, Europe, cultural differences, resilience, adaptation, systemic risks
- Green Wave, with Caroline Zickgraf (Liège University), March 2020 (in English) – Awareness has grown of the intimate link between climate change and migration in past years but it remains a complex and contentious issue.
In a debate fanned by the media and populist politicians, University of Liège researcher Caroline Zickgraf separates myth from reality and explains how our changing environment is making people move.
Written by Caroline Zickgraf, read by Julia Lagoutte - Think Change, by global Think Tank ODI, with Dina Besal (Internal Displacement Monitoring Center – IDMC) (in English) – This episode focuses on the politics of disaster risk reduction policies and strategies and how disaster risk manifests on the ground. Observations are drawn from research in Chad, Colombia and Lebanon to reveal the realities of disaster risk reduction in conflict-affected contexts.
- Fondation Thalie – La notion de réparation & l’impact du réchauffement sur les populations, by Fondation Thalie, with François Gemenne (Liège University) and Kader Attia (in French) – The Foundation addresses the issue of ecological transition bringing together artists, scientists and philosophers who are invited to create new narratives to respond to the urgency of the present time and imagine more desirable futures.
Themes: The impact of global warming on migratory flows / The notion of reparation / A universal income for the artist / The creation of an anti-GIEC open to civil society / The IPCC report as a reflection material for the artist / How do the artist and the scientist collaborate to accelerate the ecological transition?
- Le Climat en Questions, independant podcast, with François Gemmne (Liège University) – 11th episode (in French) – This episode looks at migration and climate refugees. How is climate change forcing millions of people to move?
- Displacement, Migration and how funding can reach those who need it, by Climate Diplomacy Podcast, with Andrew Harper, Special Advisor on Climate Action to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, 13 October 2013 (in English). Together, we look into the current state of displaced communities around the world, issues standing in the way of finance reaching affected communities, and why finance distribution and use is fairer and more efficient when women, youth and indigenous communities have access to it.