Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement

If and when governments are forced to relocate people from areas made uninhabitable by the effects of climate change, [proactive work must be done to ensure that they] do so in a way that protects affected communities and upholds their rights.

In almost all refugee situations, there's a quid pro quo: 'We'll let them stay but you've got to promise to help us.' [...] It's the fear of the protracted nature of [the Syria situation]. It's not hard to be generous for a few months.