Today is International World Refugee Day. the United Nations Human Rights Council uses this day to honor the estimated 42 million people who are refugees. This number is sure to grow with the increase in climate refugees. Climate Refugees are people who are forced to relocate due to the impact of climate change on their homelands.
Check out this video from Al Jazeera that highlights, a community in Bangaladesh. Al Jazeera claims that these are some of the first of what will be many Climate Refugees around the world.
For more on United States Climate Refugees visit our Gritty City Series
Saturday, June 20, 2009
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