Report request: I am an analyst in a state governor’s office that has seen an increase in immigrants over the last few years. I am putting together a report for the governor, who wants to know whether this trend is driven by climate change or other factors. The governor is interested in crafting a policy on immigration due to climate change.
This report should summarize the available evidence that people are migrating across national borders due to the effects of climate change in their countries of origin. Arguments should be supported by statistics or forecasts from authoritative sources such as the United Nations, federal agencies, universities, etc. Immigration due to economic conditions or violence should not be included in the analysis, unless those factors are known to have been caused by climate change.

Assessment questions and gold answers:
question_text: What countries or areas are people moving from due to climate change?
gold_answers: Mexico
Africa
Latin America
South Asia
question_text: Where are people moving to due to climate change?
gold_answers: Europe
question_text: What could triple the number of migrants to Europe?
gold_answers: Warming from 2.6°C to 4.8°C
question_text: How is Anthropogenic climate change affecting Africa and the Middle East?
gold_answers: causes conflicts
economic problems
question_text: How does 10 percent loss of crops relate to migration?
gold_answers: 2% increase in migrants
question_text: What data was used to create a model of the relationship between climate change and the number of asylum applications from 2006 to 2015?
gold_answers: climate anomalies
question_text: What data was used to create a model of the relationship between climate change and the number of asylum applications from 2006 to 2015?
gold_answers: refugee applications
question_text: How many migrants does the World Bank predict will be due to climate change by 2050?
gold_answers: 140+ million
question_text: How has climate change affected Syria?
gold_answers: Induced drought
question_text: How has climate change affected Syria?
gold_answers: Caused poor harvest
question_text: How has climate change affected Syria?
gold_answers: Rural exodus into cities
question_text: How has climate change affected Syria?
gold_answers: conflict
question_text: How many people fled Syria due to climate change?
gold_answers: 5.6 million
question_text: What scientific organization stated that rising sea levels will lead to mass migration?
gold_answers: NASA
question_text: What has displaced people more than armed conflict?
gold_answers: flooding
question_text: How many people worldwide has flooding displaced?
gold_answers: 288 million
question_text: Which countries because of their low-lying could be affected by climate change?
gold_answers: Bangladesh
question_text: What should destination countries do for displaced workers?
gold_answers: Consider providing jobs
question_text: What immigration programs should destination countries provide?
gold_answers: Seasonal worker program
question_text: What immigration programs should destination countries provide?
gold_answers: Urban labor program
question_text: What immigration programs should destination countries provide?
gold_answers: Vocational training centers
question_text: What countries have conducted successful immigrant assimilation programs?
gold_answers: New Zealand
question_text: What countries have conducted successful immigrant assimilation programs?
gold_answers: Australia