Second National Communication under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Year of publication
2014
Specific thematic area
Climate adaptation and/or mitigation
Sector of governance
Climate change
Type of human mobility
Migration
Characteristics of human mobility
Not available
Type of environmental driver
Cyclone, Desertification, Drought, Flooding, Landslide, Sea level rise, Storm surge, Typhoon
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Both
Sub-region
South-eastern Asia
Region
South-eastern Asia
Macro-region
Asia
Relevant GCM objective
- GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
A
Gender marker
A
Human rights marker
A
The exponential growth of the country’s population, as well as the increasing migration to high-risk and flood- and earthquake-prone urban areas, both contribute to the vulnerability of the country to climate change.
P. 12
Migration is another dimension of population that can affect people’s ability to adapt or their being prone to the consequences of climate change.
P. 12