Difference between revisions of "Increase in Climate Refugees"

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Increase in climate change
Increase in climate change
Increase in CO2 emissions and other environmental pollutants.
Increase in CO2 emissions and other environmental pollutants.
Environmental and ecological disasters
Environmental and ecological disasters


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Technological innovation that would reduce negative affects on the climate
Technological innovation that would reduce negative affects on the climate
Public awareness and pressure
Public awareness and pressure
Government action through legislation and policies
Government action through legislation and policies
Prudent Government planning
Prudent Government planning
Change in consumer habits
Change in consumer habits


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http://www.global-greenhouse-warming.com/climate-refugee.html
http://www.global-greenhouse-warming.com/climate-refugee.html
http://www.climaterefugees.com
http://www.climaterefugees.com

Latest revision as of 21:21, 10 September 2010

A climate refugee is a person displaced by climatically induced environmental disasters. Such disasters result from incremental and rapid ecological change, resulting in increased droughts, desertification, sea level rise, and the more frequent occurrence of extreme weather events such as hurricanes, cyclones, fires, mass flooding and tornadoes. All this is causing mass global migration and border conflicts. As of 2010, due to the flooding in Pakistan, China, fires in Russia, and drought in Africa, there are over 20 million climate refugees. This number is expected to rise to over 200 million in 40 years.

Enablers:

Increase in climate change

Increase in CO2 emissions and other environmental pollutants.

Environmental and ecological disasters

Inhibitors:

Technological innovation that would reduce negative affects on the climate

Public awareness and pressure

Government action through legislation and policies

Prudent Government planning

Change in consumer habits

Reference:

http://www.global-greenhouse-warming.com/climate-refugee.html

http://www.climaterefugees.com