Preparing for climate refugees

As droughts impact and water becomes scarce wars are fought over resources.

 

It is not just war that creates refugees. South and Central American and African droughts are forcing farmers off their lands. 

Sea rise destroying Fijian village

Hurricanes, storms and the resulting flooding is making much of the world’s lower coastal  areas unlivable. 

Sea level rise is poisoning or drowning farm lands or swamping island homes. 

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Heat is forcing indigenous peoples from their traditional lands. 

Central and South American farmers are forced off their lands by droughts. Many travel north.

 

 

 

Yet the poorest have hardly contributed to climate change. 

 

 

 

 

 

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From a purely economic view the indefinite holding of refugees in detention camps is massively expensive. Huge, long-term camps of refugees require a more compassionate response by wealthier nations especially those contributing to wars or climate change.

• Governments require a humane and compassionate response to refugees.

• The United Nations needs to make 'climate change' a legal reason for refugees to seek asylum.

• Planning how refugees can be assimilated and contribute to less climate affected nations is essential.

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 • Wealthy nations must contribute more to the poorer nations so they can better manage their own climate refugees and the effects of climate change. 

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