Enni Kallio

Framing environmental migrants for policy action

Environmental migrants are often categorized or "framed" as victims, a security threat, adaptive agents, or political subjects. How these framings evolved and are used in a variety of contexts by multiple actors can have a significant impact on policy action.

Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Enni Kallio

Ethnic migration in protected area landscapes: The causes and consequences

Population growth in the areas near a national park in western Uganda has transformed the landscape surrounding the park. A recent study explores the consequences of this population growth, and the need for appropriate policies to manage how humans interact with the park.

Monday, June 20, 2016
Enni Kallio

Why do people leave? Environmental change motivates human migration

It is widely accepted that environmental change can influence human migration, but often these effects are most understood at the local scale, leaving the global picture obscure. A recent study uses spatial tools and global data to draw a clearer picture of what environmental conditions motivate human migration at the global scale.

Friday, February 19, 2016
Enni Kallio

Is climate change a security threat?

Every year an average of 114,000 people migrate from their homes world-wide due to large, catastrophic floods. A recent study proves that such flood-induced migration can ignite existing civil conflicts and pose a security threat in weak and fragile countries.

Thursday, October 15, 2015
Enni Kallio

Effects of war pollution on Iraqi children: Neurodevelopmental disorders and birth defects

A recent study links the use of open-air burn-pits, banned by the U.S. Congress in 2010, with  neurodevelopmental disorders and birth defects in Iraqi children.

Thursday, September 17, 2015
Enni Kallio

Land degradation in war and conflict regions

What happens to land under years of war and conflict? Satellite data and integrated modelling are helping to predict land degradation in war-torn regions of northern Lebanon.

Monday, July 13, 2015
Enni Kallio
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