From droughts to floods: climate change and migration in Peru

10.02.2021 - PIK-News: Too much, too little water: People in Peru are increasingly experiencing climate extremes. If climate impacts like water-related hazards continue to accelerate, more climate-induced migration and severe pressure on people’s well-being could be the consequence. These are the key results of a comprehensive report by a team of natural and social scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) that was presented today during a joint event.
From droughts to floods: climate change and migration in Peru

The extensive report offers a first-of-its-kind, systematic review of links between climate-related hazards and mobility in Peru’s three main topographical zones (coast, highlands, and rainforest). “We found the strongest link between hazards and mobility in the Peruvian highlands”, states Jonas Bergmann, scientist at PIK and lead author of the 160 pages PIK-IOM report. “People are already migrating within the country due to climate impacts. More than 9 million people are exposed to heavy rains, floods, flash floods and landslides, and almost 3.5 million to droughts. Worsening climate impacts will make it even harder for Peruvians to adapt where they live; simultaneously, migration in dignity that preserves people’s well-being will become more difficult to achieve.”

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Jonas Bergmann, Kira Vinke, Carlos Fernandez Palomino, Christoph Gornott, Stephanie Gleixner, Rahel Laudien, Anastasia Lobanova, Josef Ludescher & Hans Joachim Schellnhuber (2021): Assessing the Evidence: Climate Change and Migration in Peru. Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and International Organisation for Migration (IOM): Potsdam and Geneva.

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