Comments for Towards Recognition - Raising awareness about environmental migrants

Comment on Translating Environmental Migrants’ Rights from Philosophy to Policy by Steven Chow

Steven Chow — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:12:21 +0000

This is a well written and formulated article on this important yet complex issue

Comment on 6 billion Others - Climate Voices by Alison Hammar

Alison Hammar — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:57:43 +0000

Great piece!

Comment on The First Week of COP15 by Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:38:34 +0000

Hi Dan,

I also want to thank you for your great postings! You’re a fantastic source of extremely important news and information. I’ve linked to you via SFU’s ACT (Adaptation to Climate Change Team) here: http://act-adapt.org/?p=133

ACT will be dedicating one of its six-month sessions to the topic of population displacement, and will study urgent considerations for Canada and other countries likely to become hosts to refugees, such as governance, employment impacts, health care and housing.

I look forward to hearing more from you and your contributors in the future!

Michelle

Comment on The First Week of COP15 by M. Comaskey

M. Comaskey — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:44:32 +0000

Hello there Mr. Dan,
Since working with refugees, and studying climate change over the past few years, I have been following the climate change and environmental migrant debate intently. This past year I have begun putting together my thesis on the concept. I have been quietly loving this blog, getting excited daily and showing my friends. However never informing you how much I have appreciated all the work you have done in creating awareness on the subject and collecting brilliant speakers and authors every day. I just wanted to thank you very much. This work gives me butterflies in my stomached, knowing more people are thinking analytically on the topic. It is fantastic that climate change is now considered a legitimate issue being discussed with resolutions in mind, by the world’s brightest. I look forward to climate change refugees also becoming more than the recent misleading and discrediting apocalyptic news headlines, but people with status, rights and above all dignity.
I look forward to reading more of your findings from Copenhagen this week with much anticipation as I have with the many past entries. I wish I was there too; Thank you again so much!
Yours Fondly
Mairead

Comment on Climate Change, Migration and Displacement Events at COP15 by Bao-Van

Bao-Van — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:38:09 +0000

Glad to hear you got there safe and sound. I am sure that you will have a lots of great experiences to share later on!

Comment on Entries Added to Final Draft Agreement Before Copenhagen by Stavros Malmo

Stavros Malmo — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:13:49 +0000

Although the issue of climate refugees will not be fully addressed at Copenhagen…I still foresee a deal taking place!

Comment on Guest Blogger Vivien Dinh: Rights of a Child by Salim

Salim — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:20:57 +0000

great post! So often children are forgotten while the gravest effects of climate change continue to wreak havoc…in this case forced movement to poor urban areas

Comment on In a Changing Climate, Migration as Adaptation is Key by avispa

avispa — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:48:32 +0000

According to Myers “These [numbers] should not be taken to be gospel truth…Rather they are informed estimates. If scientists kept quiet about numbers, then policymakers would say the absence of evidence [means] the absence of a problem.”

very true. people need to see the numbers before even thinking about taking any action !

Comment on Video: “Emerging Policy Perspectives on Human Mobility in a Changing Climate” by Eric

Eric — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:03:39 +0000

Thanks for your efforts to raise environmental awareness and highlight the tragedy of people displaced by their homes due to global-warming related catastrophes. To involve everyday citizens in this issue, it would be helpful for you to highlight what they can do to reduce global-warming causing air pollution, and to highlight examples of people who are doing their part to prevent the situation from getting any worse.

Keep up the good work!

Comment on Video: “Emerging Policy Perspectives on Human Mobility in a Changing Climate” by avispa

avispa — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:19:00 +0000

thank you for your regular posts on this topic!! I am a Masters student researching climate-induced migration policy and this website has been a great source of current material for my thesis