<p>The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for building resilience to climate-related hazards. Significant action is needed towards building adaptive capacity for the most vulnerable communities battling the impacts of climate change, and for whom migration becomes one of the key modes of survival. This essay examines the extent of internal displacement in India on account of environmental factors and extreme weather events, given that India is among the top countries prone to climate extremes. It also examines climate-related migration in India in terms of the quantum of people who have migrated as well as those willing to migrate on account of climate-related factors and extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, water scarcity, and indirectly on account of displacement by development projects. The essay further explores outcomes of migration in terms of employment, instrumental in determining economic well-being. Deriving empirical insights using the National Sample Survey Organisation’s Multiple Indicator Survey (MIS) in India in 2020–2021, this essay argues that those impacted by climate-related events are often at a crossroads in their decision to move, given uncertainties. Climate-driven migrants also face employment challenges post-migration, affecting their well-being. This essay calls for (i) periodic migration surveys with climate focus, (ii) awareness and community-led resilience building marrying scientific evidence with local knowledge, and (iii)&#xa0;linking spatial trends in climate vulnerability with migration patterns to facilitate climate and migration policies towards building adaptive capacity.</p>