Address by Mr. L. Craig Johnstone, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, 'The Climate Change Future is Now', April 29, 2008
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'Climate change is the defining crisis of our time and it particularly impacts the displaced'
30 Nov 2020 ... ... There’s no such thing as climate refugees per se, but that does not mean that the 1951 Refugee Convention could not apply in certain situations. In addition, the OAU Convention and Cartagena ...... -
Refugees and locals in Mauritania exchange strategies for adapting to climate change
17 Jun 2021 ... ... WEB STORY - Mauritania climate change Interactions between refugees and locals are not limited to discussions of agricultural techniques. Several years ago, Malian refugees set up a team to protect ...... -
Climate Change, vulnerability and human mobility: perspectives of refugees from the East and Horn of Africa
1 Jun 2012 ... UNU-EHS Institute for Environment and Human Security CLIMATE CHANGE, VULNERABILITY AND HUMAN MOBILITY: PERSPECTIVES OF REFUGEES FROM THE EAST AND HORN OF AFRICA TAMER AFIFI, RADHA GOVIL, PATRICK ...... -
UNHCR: World must turn COP26 words into action for forcibly displaced and stateless people
12 Nov 2021 ... This week at COP26, I highlighted the impact of the climate emergency on refugees, displaced and stateless people. Ninety per cent of refugees under the mandate of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and 70 ...... -
Refugees fight fires to preserve Mauritania's environment
30 Nov 2021 ... About 90 per cent of its territory is desert, making it especially vulnerable to the effects of deforestation and drought. See also: Warming climate threatens livelihoods of Malian refugees and ...... -
How climate change is multiplying risks for displacement
2 Dec 2020 ... ... people (IDPs) and 365,000 refugees having fled violence, including over 640,000 this year alone. SHRINKING SNOWMELT, GROWING INSECURITY The confluence between climate change and insecurity is also ...... -
UNHCR: Refugees and displaced people need seats at COP28 table
18 Nov 2022 ... As COP27 today wraps in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is sounding the alarm on behalf of refugees and displaced people for whom the climate emergency is piling crisis upon ...... -
Refugees in Namibia face double threat of funding cuts and climate change
17 Nov 2022 ... NAMIBIA - Refugees in Namibia face double threat of funding cuts and climate change Just as needs are increasing, aid in the region is under severe pressure due to the sharp increase in fuel and food ...... -
UNHCR: Help us protect the environment to protect refugees
5 Jun 2020 ... causes of conflict and displacement, from drought and famine to more frequent extreme weather events, most of those displaced seek refuge in some of the world’s most climate vulnerable regions. ......