Too poor to migrate? Climate change weakens economic growth, migration in Global South

Can climate change increase and hamper international migration at the same time? Yes, according to a new study from Germany. While climate change generally increases migration, this effect is greatly reduced as climate change also weakens economic growth, thereby limiting people's means to migrate in countries of the Global South.

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