The Climigration Network
The Climigration Network brings together people with lived and learned expertise to advance transformative, community-led approaches to climate displacement and relocation in the US and its territories.
Our members and partners are Indigenous leaders, community leaders, practitioners, policymakers, researchers, storytellers, artists, and more - working with collective, stubborn optimism towards our shared vision: A world where communities, cultures, and ecosystems are safe from climate risk.
Featured Resources
Lead with Listening:
A Guidebook for Community Conversations on Climate Migration
Communities on the frontlines of climate change are grappling with massive disruptions to their lives and livelihoods. We need more action around climate displacement and migration, and a key first step is to open up dialogue. Community organizations and local governments are beginning to broach the topic of moving out of harm’s way – yet having these conversations, no matter what words or approaches are used, is difficult. Differences in culture, financial circumstances, and geographic location influence how we think and talk about climate risk and migration.
We partnered with a creative BIPOC-led team of communications professionals, helmed by Scott Shigeoka and Mychal Estrada, to generate a guidebook for community leaders and practitioners to help support community conversations about long-term solutions to manage climate risk.
Graphics credit: Erika Diaz Gómez and Lina María Osorio, in “Lead with Listening”
Innovations in Buyouts Workshop Reports
Practitioners, community members, researchers, and advocates have long observed challenges with federally-financed home buyout programs. At the same time, demand for buyouts is growing in many areas. Current programs and funding sources are not meeting communities’ and individuals’ needs for relocation support.
We partnered with NRDC, TNC, and CH Consulting to host two parallel workshop series to explore recommendations for better buyout programs. The first was among buyout program managers and agency staff from across the US; the second was a first-ever convening of residents from across the US who had experienced a buyout.
