This documentary discusses the socio-economic aspects of rising sea levels in Bangladesh, particularly connecting it to issues such as the Rana Plaza Disaster. These factors are projected to lead to the displacement of 20 million Bangladeshis by 2100, who are often forced to take dangerous work. There is note that the US has contributed a large portion of the emissions already in the atmosphere, it bears responsibility for the climate change impacts in poorer nations. This summary is from the words of a student in the Climate Migration class, I thought their summary was clear and consolidated.

This video discusses the rising sea levels in Palau, Alaska, and the Netherlands. The video starts with Palau and makes it clear that other Pacific island countries are facing the same problems as Palau. The locals are given time to share their struggles against climate change, specifically related to houses being underwater permanently or just when tides are high. The message given by the President of Palau Tommy Esang Remengesau Jr. is that Palau can be a sign of what's to come in the rest of the world. The video then shifts to Alaska, where the concern of climate migrants is given an economic concern. AlJazeera then provides its estimates on the sea levels rising and the cost of housing all these migrants. Lastly, the video ends in the Netherlands to make things seem less hopeless. They share this idea of building floating homes and communities to mitigate the cost of moving somewhere else. Additionally, they argue that floating communities can have adjustable costs.

The documentary does an excellent job of discussing the climate situation in Bangladesh. It highlights the effects of extreme weather and climate disasters, such as flooding, on the Bangladeshi population and the struggles faced by climate migrants. Thousands of migrants are forced to move into the capital daily which has caused overcrowding and a housing crisis there. The end of the documentary suggests what disasters similar to those faced by Bangladesh would be like in other smaller countries. Where will people go if their country does not have enough land for them to move into?

The video discusses the issues surrounding methane, which historically was frozen in permafrost as it is thawing. Some areas in Siberia have experienced sinkholes that form from methane releases. Since the permafrost is consistently melting scientists have named the minimum consequence as lots of methane being released into the atmosphere and at the extreme end there could be explosions where the gas leaks from the ground. This article hardly mentions climate migration but when it does the reason for the migration is not the methane explosions. People are mostly moving because the indigenous populations relied heavily on the permafrost and now that it is thawing their culture is being destroyed. This is an interesting piece, but I would not recommend it to someone interested in climate migration.

Pereira discusses the goals of the IOM and his history involved in emergency assistance. This podcast is a very good summary of other material on the subject, but I would not trust it alone to guide any research. One thing that was interesting was his discussion on the terminology surrounding climate migrants, environmental migrants, and climate refugees. He made it clear the IOM supports the use of environmental migrants, but he did not seem too worried about the other titles. There was a bit of discussion on international migrant law and he supports having a convention to discuss the rights and protections of environmental migrants.

This film depicts the horrors of climate change and how climate disasters can combine with other socioeconomic hardships. As the true story unfolds, it becomes clear that economic and political decisions can have a profound impact on entire communities, leaving them more vulnerable to the effects of climate change. People died, moved to urban areas, and risked starvation because of poor agricultural environments. The boy and his friends demonstrate how communities can become empowered through adaptive agriculture, but in many instances, the people physically or mentally capable of implementing change are also the ones more capable of migrating.

The movie was interesting, but it mostly focused on the implications that climate change has on security. It uses multiple examples to argue that conflicts often arise from some extreme climate type. There is a section that talks about climate migration and briefly discusses that since there are food scarcity problems people who are economically capable will move, otherwise they will stay behind and are more likely to join criminal groups. Many of these criminal groups incentivize joining by feeding people and promising change. Scott calls attention to the few instances where migration was hindered by extreme border security that often led to inhumane treatment of migrants. The main goal of this short movie is to motivate watchers to address the climate change problems by becoming more sustainable. There is a short section that emphasizes the importance of an international convention that would define climate refugees.