Difference between revisions of "Increase in Climate Refugees"
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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