Sam Huckstep is a research assistant working with Helen Dempster within the Migration, Displacement and Humanitarian Policy programme, with a particular focus on the relationship between climate change and migration. Prior to joining CGD, he worked as a research assistant for the Institute of Development Studies; within migration policy communications for the European Parliament; and in migrant integration for the French Red Cross. He holds an MA in Governance, Development and Public Policy from the Institute of Development Studies, and an MA (Hons.) in Modern History and English from the University of St Andrews.