Posted by
Dan DaSilva on June 23rd, 2009 |
(IRIN) June 23, 2009 – Thousands of nomadic pastoralists in the self-declared republic of Somaliland have abandoned their drought-affected villages and moved closer to urban centres, officials have said. “More than 20 percent of the nomads have moved to the urban centres, [and are] living with their families in villages near towns,” Mursal Askar Mire, [...]
Posted by
Dan DaSilva on May 27th, 2009 |
[New Zealand Press Association] — An Australian scientist is warning that climate change may drive a wave of economic refugees from southeast Asia and the Pacific to New Zealand and Australia. Damage done by climate change in the “coral triangle” – an ocean region north of Australia which supports millions of people in coastal communities [...]
