Nomad Century: How to Survive the Climate Upheaval

Gaia Vince's new book, "Nomad Century," explores the urgent investigation of the most underreported, seismic consequence of climate change: how it will force us to change where and how we live. With every degree of temperature rise, a billion people will be displaced from the zone in which humans have lived for thousands of years. Vince argues that migration is not the problem but the solution, and that we will need to move northwards as a species into the habitable fringes of Europe, Asia, and Canada and the greening Arctic circle.

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 25 August 2022
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Longlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year award, Gaia Vince's new book is a must-read for everyone on the planet. An urgent investigation of the most underreported, seismic consequence of climate change, the book explores how it will force us to change where - and how - we live.

We are facing a species emergency. With every degree of temperature rise, a billion people will be displaced from the zone in which humans have lived for thousands of years. While we must do everything we can to mitigate the impact of climate change, the brutal truth is that huge swathes of the world are becoming uninhabitable. From Bangladesh to Sudan to the western United States, and in cities from Cardiff to New Orleans to Shanghai, the quadruple threat of drought, heat, wildfires, and flooding will utterly reshape Earth's human geography in the coming decades.

In this rousing call to arms, Royal Society Science Book Prize-winning author Gaia Vince describes how we can plan for and manage this unavoidable climate migration while we restore the planet to a fully habitable state. The vital message of this book is that migration is not the problem - it's the solution. Drawing on a wealth of eye-opening data and original reporting, Vince shows how migration brings benefits not only to migrants themselves, but to host countries, many of which face demographic crises and labor shortages. As Vince describes, we will need to move northwards as a species, into the habitable fringes of Europe, Asia, and Canada, and the greening Arctic circle.

While the climate catastrophe is finally getting the attention it deserves, the inevitability of mass migration has been largely ignored. In Nomad Century, Vince provides, for the first time, an examination of the global migration crisis and its potential solutions. The book offers a roadmap for policymakers, businesses, and individuals to navigate the challenges and opportunities of the coming age of migration.

With its compelling analysis and innovative solutions, Nomad Century is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the impact of climate change on our world and the urgent need for action.

Weight: 484g
Dimension: 163 x 241 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241522318