Going North

“Going North” investigates how climate disasters—droughts, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions—fuel the migration crisis in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Our analysis of two decades of hazard data shows a clear correlation between environmental risk and rising migration, challenging the oversimplified narrative of migrants as mere policy problems.

This project exposes the harsh truth: climate change is already uprooting families, eroding livelihoods, and forcing movement. Those least responsible for global warming are most affected by its devastation.

By mapping the intersections of environmental harm, economic instability, and displacement, “Going North” reframes migration as a matter of global justice and survival. Territorial Empathy insists that we see migrants as climate survivors, and calls for solutions rooted in empathy, accountability, and systemic change.