As climate change is more widely accepted and its effects proliferate, we are seeing more headlines about “climate refugees” and “climate wars,” using images of desperate refugees fleeing conflict-ridden countries like Syria. But beyond these headlines is a more nuanced story of how climate change, conflict, and migration are connected. Climate change and migration present major challenges to societies that policymakers have a responsibility to grapple with, but their relationship is rarely direct, conflict is not a common outcome, and migration is not always evidence of failure.

Join us for the launch of a new report from the Wilson Center and USAID, Navigating Complexity: Climate, Migration, and Conflict in a Changing World, which goes beyond the headlines to explore these connections. A panel of experts from across the lanes of climate, migration, and conflict will discuss practical advice for policymakers and how to think about these interlinked dynamics.

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