(Reuters) July 12, 2010 – Rising seas from global warming, coming after years of coral reef destruction, are forcing thousands of indigenous Panamanians to leave their ancestral homes on low-lying Caribbean islands. Seasonal winds, storms and high tides combine to submerge the tiny islands, crowded with huts of yellow cane and faded palm fronds, leaving […]
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(Reuters AlertNet) June 16, 2010 – KOKRAJHAR, India – Swdwmsri Narzary, 19, a nimble weaver, rests her fingers on her loom and gets a faraway look when asked to recall her last few years of struggle dealing with the pressures of climate change. Orphaned at an early age, Swdwmsri lived with her elder brother and […] (International Organization for Migration) May 28, 2010 – Bangladesh – A year after Cyclone Aila, the last major cyclone to hit southwest Bangladesh, IOM and the BRAC Development Institute (BDI) have organized the country’s first policy dialogue on Environment, Climate Change and Migration. The meeting, which was attended by government policy makers, representatives of civil […] (UN News Centre) April 30, 2010 – The head of the United Nations refugee agency has urged European Union (EU) members to serve as examples of the proper treatment of refugees and to forge a cohesive regional response to new forms of forced displacement, including population movement caused by the effects of climate change. Speaking […] (Reuters AlertNet) April 16, 2010 – NEW DELHI – Migration to major cities in India is on the rise, thanks to increasingly unpredictable rains and fluctuating farm income, and is complicating an old battle: that to eradicate polio. India is one of just four countries – including Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan – that have never […] (IRIN) March 30, 2010 – JOHANNESBURG, The hapless people flooding ports and airport terminals in developed countries are occasionally seen as “environmental migrants” or even “environmentally induced migrants”, fleeing natural disasters in their part of the world. Now, some countries have begun turning this displacement into a positive learning experience by providing such migrants with […] |
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