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Framing Migration as Adaptation: IOM’s Aspirations to Manage Climate Migration

Sophie SchrieverAmsterdam Institute for Social Science Research, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
Published online: 24 Jun 2024

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Interviews

  • Interview 1, IOM Regional Office, Regional Thematic Specialist on Migration, Environment and Climate Change, June 15, 2022.
  • Interview 2, IOM Headquarters, Thematic Specialist Migration Environment and Climate Change, July 4, 2022.
  • Interview 3, IOM Regional Office, Programme Coordinator – Migration, Environment and Climate Change. August 11, 2022.
  • Interview 4, IOM Country office, local staff member, November 21, 2022.
  • Interview 5, IOM Country office, Programme Coordinator, 24.11.2022.
  • Interview 6, IOM Country office, local staff member, 1.12.2022.

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