Wednesday, December 12, 2018

"Climate change refugees?"

[Photo credit: 
David Gray/Reuters]
"Millions of people have to move each year due to natural disasters and the impacts of climate change.

We talk about "climate refugees"...but [in a legal sense] they don't exist. In fact, those displaced by climate change have no special protections under international law. But that may be changing."

The UN is finally recognising this fact.

More from source at PRI here.

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