In a recent Internet search on ‘climate refugees’ I came across the
website for the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) which is a non-profit organization based in the UK working
to protect the environment and defend human rights. The world is going to
need more organizations like EJF as we’re going to be hearing a lot more about
climate refugees in the near future.
Since becoming a water
advocate, I have been interested in research on climate refugees, and have
observed that developing countries are already faced with this challenge, while
the developed countries are just beginning to see signs of what the future
holds.
The recent news covering the
effects of Hurricane Sandy in the Northeast United States and the intense
storms causing flooding in San Francisco, CA are just two stories to grab
headlines. This week Dubai was also hit with flooding after heavy rains. It’s time to start paying attention to how
climate change and severe weather is affecting people around the world.
The EJF website features a
short film in which a climate refugee in Bangladesh explains what happened to
her family.
Click to view video: Home Truths: Taslima Begum
Sources:
Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF)
Heavy Rain Causes Flooding in
UAE
http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/blogs/the-971-report/heavy-rain-causes-flooding-in-uae-102304850.html
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