Saturday, June 23, 2012

Climate refugees – today’s new reality

TerraViva: The continued exodus of Somalis to Kenya and Ethiopia has fuelled the debate on a new issue of global concern: climate refugees, driven from their homes and across borders by extreme weather events. Massive displacement of people in some parts of Africa, especially the eastern part of the continent, is caused by lengthy periods of drought, famine and armed conflict. One illustration of this is the flood of people leaving Somalia since late 2010. The issue has caused deep concern in the Office...

URL: http://www.ips.org/TV/rio20/climate-refugees-todays-new-reality/
Enclosure: http://www.ips.org/TV/rio20/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Rio+20-refugees.jpg

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