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Why People Leave — and How Cash Lets Them Stay

News Analysis

June 06, 2025

Why People Leave — and How Cash Lets Them Stay

Sandino Scheidegger-avatar

Sandino Scheidegger

In a recent interview, ETH Zurich researcher Jan Freihardt challenged a familiar narrative: that people in the Global South are fleeing their homes en masse toward the Global North due to climate change. It’s an interesting perspective—and one that made me pause.

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