The Greater Caribbean Climate Mobility Report

About this report:

The climate crisis is already causing significant damage to public finances, businesses and households in the Greater Caribbean region, affecting people’s wellbeing and their mental health. As more extreme weather and disasters reshape the land, sea and ecosystems, they undermine the livelihoods, heritage, and social and cultural fabric of affected communities. Life in the Greater Caribbean is characterized by increasingly difficult choices, on where and how to rebuild, and whether to stay at serious risk or move at great uncertainty.

Alleviating the burden of such decisions starts with increasing our region’s capacities for anticipation. When governments are prepared to center their action around affected people and to anticipate climate mobility, they can better support the adaptation journeys of their communities, enable agency, protect rights and preserve dignity.

This report provides modelling projections and scenarios on where people may decide to move in order to live under more favorable climate conditions. This knowledge helps identify hotspots and anticipate possible climate mobility futures for affected communities today. The Report also provides insight into how people currently experience climate change and when they consider leaving home. Based on the knowledge gained through the modelling, field research and stakeholder consultations, the Report offers an Agenda for Action as a comprehensive blueprint for navigating the region’s uncertain trajectory.

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