"Internal climate migration will likely rise through 2050 and then accelerate unless there are significant cuts in greenhouse gas emissions and robust development action" The Groundswell : Preparing for Internal Climate Migration report focuses on three regions—Sub-Saharan Afri... view more "Internal climate migration will likely rise through 2050 and then accelerate unless there are significant cuts in greenhouse gas emissions and robust development action" The Groundswell : Preparing for Internal Climate Migration report focuses on three regions—Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America that together represent 55 percent of the developing world’s population. The report highlights that without concrete climate and development action, just over 143 million people—or around 2.8 percent of the population of these three regions—could be forced to move within their own countries to escape the slow-onset impacts of climate change. Bite+ Learning Contents: An Overview: Preparing for Internal Climate Migration Policy Note #1: Internal Climate Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa Policy Note #2: Internal Climate Migration in South Asia   Policy Note #3: Internal Climate Migration in Latin America   Bottom Line: People will migrate from less viable areas with lower water availability and crop productivity and from areas affected by rising sea level and storm surges. The poorest and most climate vulnerable areas will be hardest hit. view less