Andrea Pacheco Pacifico (PhD in Social Sciences) is professor of International Relations at Paraiba State University, Brazil, and the Study and Research Centre on Environmentally Displaced Persons (NEPDA) Founding Coordinator. Email: apacifico@servidor.uepb.edu.br

Patricia Nabuco Martuscelli (PhD in International Relations) is a lecturer in International Relations at the University of Sheffield, UK, where is co-director of the Migration Research Group. She is also NEPDA researcher. Email: p.nabuco.martuscelli@sheffield.ac.uk

Thalita Franciely de Melo Silva (PhD in Political Science) is a post-doctoral fellow in International Relations at Paraiba State University, Brazil, where she is NEPDA vice-coordinator. Email: thalita.melo@servidor.uepb.edu.br