Launch of CliC:ME project (Climate Change: Migration and Economics) – pilot phase

A climate migration dashboard for turning data into action

Explore and use comprehensive data on climate change-driven migration, including its socio-economic impacts. Dive into interactive insights and conduct detailed analyses to understand how climate factors reshape migration patterns and affect communities worldwide.

Whether you are conducting in-depth research, informing policy decisions, supporting societal initiatives or seeking to understand how climate change affects your community, you are in the right place.

Launched in September 2024 by the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), the CliC:ME Dashboard¹ is an open access platform designed to provide relevant and reliable information on the socio-economic effects of future climate change. In doing so, the aim of the Dashboard is to play a crucial role in empowering stakeholders across sectors to make informed decisions and implement proactive measures in response to the challenges posed by future changes to global climate.

CliC:ME offers a consolidated view of the far-reaching consequences of climate change on the global economy, inequality, poverty and climate migration. By emphasizing detailed data granularity at a 5x5 km pixel level, focusing on critical dimensions, such as affected populations, migration patterns, economic implications, inequality and poverty, it enables users to conduct real-time analysis of climate change scenarios and customize visualizations based on specific parameters and conditions.

First released in a ‘pilot phase’, the objective over the forthcoming months is to collect feedback from users to guide future developments. However, the overall goal of the Dashboard is to continuously evolve, with planned expansions to incorporate new data sources, enhance analytical capabilities and foster partnerships with research institutions and organizations. These developments aim to further strengthen the dashboard’s role as a pivotal tool in addressing the complex socio-economic impacts of climate change globally on human migration and poverty.

The innovative project builds on the initial article ‘Climate Change, Inequality, and Human Migration’ of Burzynski et al. (2022)², which conceptualized the methodology for projecting economic damage caused by climate change and its impact on human migration and poverty. Following its publication, which drew significant of attention from academic and non-academic circles, the LISER researchers decided to further invest in this methodology, with the financial support of the Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, and provide an open access to the simulated data via the development of the CliC:ME Dashboard.

Discover the Dashboard: https://clicme.liser.lu/

Results from the first case study³

Climate change poses a significant threat to Africa due to the continent’s vulnerability to severe climate effects. Millions may experience a decline in the quality of life due to extreme weather events, exacerbating issues such as inequality and poverty. The Sahel countries, including Senegal, are particularly at risk, with climate hazards undermining economic potential and livelihoods.

Senegal is a medium-sized economy on the Atlantic coast with a population of 18 million and a GDP per capita of $4,500. It is poised to experience significant socio-economic changes due to climate shocks. Most of the population lives near the capital, Dakar, making the country highly vulnerable to multidimensional climate damage in the coming decades.

Discover the first case study, which gives a snapshot of the potential climatic damage under RCP7.0 in 2050, the economic consequences and the migration responses of people in Senegal.

LISER researcher presenting at the UN’s Climate Mobility Summit

Dr. Michal Burzynski of LISER’s Labour Market Department, was invited to join a distinguished group of leaders, experts, and engaged stakeholders for the second Climate Mobility Summit, to be held on 25-26 September on the sidelines of the opening of the 79^th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

He will speak as a panelist during Session IV: Managing Uncertainty in Planning for the Future. This panel will focus on utilizing climate mobility modelling for informed decision-making.

He will share insights regarding the benefits and limitations of modelling future climate mobility trends and hotspots, where there is scope for improving current modelling approaches, and how policymakers might be able to use projections to inform strategies. Stay tuned to learn more.