RefugeesForced migrationsNatural disastersThe scientific community has long urged for the broadening of the refugee term, which remains identical since the 1951 Refugee Convention, despite strong evidence showing connections between forced migration and climate change. Even though the concept of climate and...
At the same time, algorithms are being used to predict when people are most likely to become climate refugees, how they will evacuate, and where they will go. The next frontier, though, is not figuring out where people have been or where they will settle: it is figuring out who they ...
Even though climate change involves much more than warming, it is the name given to a set of physical phenomena. It is a long-term change in weather patter
This is also to help inform decisions on how forced migration of vulnerable communities in the Pacific can be carried out effectively and in line with best practices for future relocations that have been developed by the United Nations of High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR 2014) to reduce ...
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If great migrations occur on the North American or Eurasian continents, the Arctic is where they will—where they must—go. Sustainability 2011, 3 1428 Figure 3. Map of the Arctic Region showing the Northern Sea Route and the Northwest Passage. Courtesy CIA World Factbook. The Arctic is the...
The change wrought by a warming planet will lead to new conflicts over refugees and resources; new suffering from drought and famine; catastrophic natural disasters; and the degradation of land across the globe. The United States will therefore confront climate change based upon clear guidance from...
especially during the run-up to the 2011 referendum on southern independence, when more than 120,000 made their way back to the south. South Sudan hosts refugees from Sudan’sDarfurregion as well as from other countries, including theDemocratic Republic of the Congo, theCentral African Republic...