Who are the Climate Refugees

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.




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Nancy Pelosi calls for China and US to work together on Climate Change

Is Climate Change a definite game changer when it comes to international politics? In the words of the infamous Sarah Palin, "you betcha". Although Palin is still on the fence on whether climate change is real or God just hugging us a little closer, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is ready to take some action. She is in Beijing China today and addressed a meeting organized by the American Chamber of Commerce

"China and the United States can and must confront the challenge of climate change together....I think that this climate change crisis is a game-changer in the U.S.-China relationship. It is an opportunity that we cannot miss."

However, Nancy Pelosi made sure to steer clear of mentioning any concerns on China's human rights violations in her speech. To read the full article click on this link http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=7674374


Question of the day: How can international governments work together to create real solutions to drastic climate change while still standing firm on human rights advocacy and ethics?

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