by VOVO USA
Climate Refugee?
Climate refugees are people who have to leave their habitats, immediately or in the near future, because of sudden or gradual alterations in their natural environment related to at least one of three impacts of climate change: sea-level rise, extreme weather events, and drought and water scarcity. Ā ManyĀ refugeeĀ emergenciesĀ developĀ inĀ borderĀ areas thatĀ areĀ particularlyĀ vulnerableĀ toĀ theĀ effectsĀ ofĀ climateĀ change,Ā dueĀ toĀ theirĀ geographicĀ location,Ā generalĀ prevailingĀ conditionsĀ (e.g.,Ā poverty,Ā overāpopulation)Ā orĀ relativeĀ isolationĀ fromĀ politicalĀ decisionāmaking....