A recent report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that if the increase in global warming is not halted, by 2050 there will be 1.2 billion climate refugees. Global warming is causing devastating effects at the environmental level and many of its effects are already irreparable. One of the great current problems is … Read more
Thousands of migrants in overcrowded and contaminated refugee camps face health threats from climate change, according to a University of Birmingham study. Locating camps in disaster-prone or climate-critical areas increases their vulnerability and, coupled with the stress of overcrowding that increases pressure on water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) resilience, leads to overexploitation of resources. Climate … Read more
The phrase “climate refugees” was initially used to refer to the growing large-scale migration of people that was partially prompted by such weather-related tragedies. Data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) showed that since 2010, there have been 21.5 million more people forced to flee their homes as a result of climate … Read more
