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Why India needs to urgently worry about migration caused by climate change

The significance of rural-urban migration will rise in future as agriculture-dependent livelihoods come under increasing climatic stress

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The World Bank recently released an important report on climate change-induced migration, titled ‘Groundswell: Preparing for Internal Climate Migration’. It covers three major regions of the world

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First Published: Jun 25 2018 | 7:51 AM IST

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