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Tag Archives: Refugees

Climate-change migrants: what can be done?

Climate change could force hundreds of millions to flee their homes in the coming years. What can countries do to prepare for this mass migration? Film supported by @mishcondereya 00:00 – Climate migration is on the rise 01:06 – How Louisiana is relocating its flood-victims 03:55 – How ‘managed retreat’ …

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The Next Great Wave: Human Migration and Climate Change

The Next Great Wave: Human Migration and Climate Change

Our panelists discuss the implications of climate change for global governance, mass migration within and between nations and regions, and U.S. national security. The Silberstein Family Annual Lecture on Refugee and Migration Policy was established in 2019 through a generous gift from Alan M. Silberstein and the Silberstein family. The …

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Climate Change Concerns Everyone

Climate Change Concerns Everyone

UNHCR is reducing its own carbon footprint. Pure action through green solutions. No empty words. Through buying carbon credits, UNHCR is carbon neutral. But we want to do so much better. Information for media: If you would like to use this video to communicate refugee stories or require B-Roll, transcripts, …

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Refugees flee conflict sparked by climate change in central Africa

Refugees flee conflict sparked by climate change in central Africa

The climate crisis is now a reality worldwide, but it’s nowhere more apparent than the parched landscapes of northern Africa. Thousands are on the move looking for water to grow crops and graze livestock. Special correspondent Willem Marx looks at just how dire this crisis has become. Stream your PBS …

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Nowhere to Run: Kenya's Climate Refugees

Nowhere to Run: Kenya's Climate Refugees

Imagine being displaced from the place you’ve known as your home not by anyone, but by factors beyond you. You move to a place where you are at the mercies of wild animals, and other risks such as diseases, drought, and vandalism. In this story, Nakuru and Baringo families share …

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Does climate change cause migration? | Daniela Paredes Grijalva | TEDxDonauinsel

Does climate change cause migration? | Daniela Paredes Grijalva | TEDxDonauinsel

Migration is a complex issue and by no means caused by a single factor. The combination of factors such as existing migration pathways, loss of livelihoods, education, social capital among others, enable or not the mobility and immobility of people. Climate change may be among the reasons why people migrate. …

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Climate Change Protesters Throw Soup at Painting #shorts

Climate Change Protesters Throw Soup at Painting #shorts

Climate change protesters from the Just Stop Oil campaign group threw soup at Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Sunflowers” on Friday at London’s National Gallery, causing minor damage to the frame. MORE: A video showed two women throwing two tins of tomato soup at the painting, one of five versions on …

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Supreme Court hands down climate change, immigration rulings on final day of historic term

Supreme Court hands down climate change, immigration rulings on final day of historic term

The U.S. Supreme Court has wrapped up a term that rewrote the law books on abortion, guns, climate change and asylum policy. That, in turn, set the stage for more history, when Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman on the court. She was sworn in Thursday by …

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