Report: Climate change could see 200 million move by 2050 | KSTP.com
Photo: AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File. In this July 31, 2016, file photo, a flood-affected family with their goats travel on a boat in the Morigaon district, east of Gauhati, northeastern Assam state, India.
The findings "reaffirm the potency of climate to induce migration within countries," said Viviane Wei Chen Clement, a senior climate change specialist at the World Bank and one of the report's authors.
The report didn't look at the short-term impacts of climate change, such as the effects of extreme weather events, and did not look at climate migration across borders.
Among the actions recommended were achieving "net-zero emissions by mid-century to have a chance at limiting global warming to 1.5° degrees Celsius" and investing in development that is "green, resilient, and inclusive, in line with the Paris Agreement."