Sara Vigil is a Research Fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute, Asia Centre in Bangkok. Her research explores the interconnections between climate politics, migration, land grabs, and social inequality. She has consulted on climate change and migration for several international organisations including the International Organization for Migration, the World Bank, the Nansen Initiative, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. She holds a joint PhD degree in Social and Political Sciences and Development Studies from the University of Liege, Belgium, and from the International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands.