An "migranteng pankapalibutan" asin "migrante sa klima" (o "climate refugee") ginagamit nin sanglian sa kaparehong mga termino, arog baga kan ecological refugee, environmental refugee, forced environmental migrant, environmentally motivated migrant, environmentally displaced person (EDP), disaster refugee, environmental displacee, eco-refugee, ecologically displaced person, o environmental-refugee-to-be (ERTB). An pagkakalain-lain kan mga terminong ini pinagdedebatehan pa hasta sa ngunyan.