Climate-Induced Displacement

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When the Limpopo Dries Up: Child Migrants Crossing Southern Africa’s Climate-Changed Borders

A River in Crisis, A Generation on the Move In 2023, large stretches of the Limpopo River ran unusually low after repeated drought cycles in southern Zimbabwe and northern South Africa. Seasonal crossings became easier. At the same time, household crops failed in districts like Masvingo and Beitbridge. Families lost income. Children started moving. According […]

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Cyclone Freddy’s Legacy: How Climate-Induced Displacement is Creating a Generation of Stateless Children in Malawi and Mozambique

Climate displacement and statelessness in Southern Africa A Storm That Reshaped a Generation In March 2023, Southern Africa experienced one of the most destructive climate events in recent history. Cyclone Freddy made landfall twice in Mozambique and repeatedly battered southern Malawi. As one of the longest-lasting tropical cyclones ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere, it

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