title: Climate change, migration and health.
abstract: In summary, climate change of the magnitude that is now being talked about promises to invoke major changes in the nature of the world we live in. From an agricultural and food production perspective new challenges are already emerging and many countries, regional organizations and international agencies are ill-prepared to deal with them. From the perspective of the forced emergence of new diseases. There may also be complex struggles for scarce resources including land, water, food and housing. To what extent these will translate into social and political instability is not clear, but the potential for instability within and between countries should not be under-estimated; nor should the scarcity of selected commodities. Understanding these complex dynamics and planning for them in timely and comprehensive ways is essential. Preparedness by governments, the international community and the private sector, will help accommodate some of the changes that are already taking place and many others which are still to materialize.
authors.affiliation: International Centre for Migration, Health and Development, Vernier, Switzerland. mcarballo@icmh.ch
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carballo
mesh_terms: D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005523:Food Supply; D014943:Global Health; D017752:Greenhouse Effect; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D012924:Social Conditions