Migration and Climate: New Evidence on Climate Adaptation from the US Southwest Border

• In Event: Displacement, Forced Migration, and Refuge

Brief Overview

This study investigates how climate shocks drive displacement and migration from the Dry Corridor (2014–2024), using the novel MLEED dataset to link environmental stress, local unrest, and cross-border migration surges to the U.S. border.

Authors

• Iman Dahr, University of Pennsylvania

• Erik Wibbels, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen