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Climate Change and Migration: Reporting from Bangladesh, Moldova, and Senegal

January 26, 202326:16

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Lauren Herzer Risi, Program Director of the Environmental Change and Security Program and Peter Schwartzstein, a Wilson Center Global Fellow and environmental journalist who reports on water, food security, and the conflict-climate nexus around the world. They highlight three newly released reports written by Peter focusing on climate-related migration and its short and long-term impacts on Senegal, Bangladesh, and Moldova.

Guests

Lauren Herzer Risi

Lauren Herzer Risi

Program Director, Environmental Change and Security Program

Peter Schwartzein

Peter Schwartzstein

Global Fellow;
Environmental Journalist

Moderator

John Milewski

John Milewski

Director of Digital Programming; Moderator, Wilson Center NOW

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