A group of high-profile leaders has come together on the Climate Migration Council to push for global action on climate-related migration such as drought and flooding — the seriousness and implications of which are not being acknowledged.
“We’re dealing with large-scale forced human displacement that is not being addressed by the international community. It's in fact almost being deliberately ignored, and climate is obviously an accelerant to that,” Marshall Fitz, managing director of immigration at Emerson Collective, told Devex.
The 52-person Climate Migration Council is stocked with former presidents, national security officials, diplomats, mayors, humanitarians, NGO leaders, United Nations officials, and academics.
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Teresa Welshtmawelsh
Teresa Welsh is a Senior Reporter at Devex. She has reported from more than 10 countries and is currently based in Washington, D.C. Her coverage focuses on Latin America; U.S. foreign assistance policy; fragile states; food systems and nutrition; and refugees and migration. Prior to joining Devex, Teresa worked at McClatchy's Washington Bureau and covered foreign affairs for U.S. News and World Report. She was a reporter in Colombia, where she previously lived teaching English. Teresa earned bachelor of arts degrees in journalism and Latin American studies from the University of Wisconsin.
