Climate Refugees: Climate-Fueled Drought, Sea Level Rise, Storms & Fires Displace Millions Worldwide

A new report reveals how long-term disasters, including sea level rise and desertification, and short-term disasters, such as storms and fires, are especially threatening to people living in the Global South and island nations. We speak with the co-author of a new study that finds the climate crisis is already leading to a massive increase in the number of refugees being displaced around the world. Hossein Ayazi is a policy analyst with the Global Justice Program at the Othering & Belonging Institute at the University of California, Berkeley. We’re also joined at the U.N. Climate Summit in Madrid by Saleemul Huq, climate scientist and the director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development in Bangladesh. He is advising the bloc of Least Developed Countries in the climate negotiations.

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[DiscipleOfHeavyMeta]

People ignore the severity of climate change, then they have the audacity to complain when masses of climate refugees come knocking at their door.

[lilianavivialubochinski]

Thank you Democracy Now for this coverage🙏🏼

[BoydGilbreath]

We are waiting for the first lawsuit against the developed countries who are the main cause of climate catastrophe.

[Toneloke-xmjv]

As They hold back the pitchforks, global conflict rises.

[jamesfiegel]

Glad pretty eyes is with Amy today they both complement each other...go woman Talking head NEWS anchors! :)

[buckeyewill]

But ladies.., .In America, we are junkies for fossil fuels.

[rdreeves]

Please check out "The Venus Project". We can get past this.

[dalecrocker]

I had no idea the situation is so bad.
It was terrible when my parrot died due to Climate Change'
But being a Climate Refugee must be worse than having your parrot die on you.
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[davidcanatella]

Nature will beat pitchforks to the fight. World bank and friends don't listen to talk no matter how many people are talking or how loud.

[todjones]

Climate refugees, in a boat surrounded by massive green fields. Fleeing too much abundance.

[humanrightsadvocate]

The climate is ALWAYS changing. There is no such thing as a stable climate.

[lastfreeapache]

How can the sea be level if the Earth is a curvature.

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[jmuld]

OMG, droughts and fires are happening it must be evil man since we never had this before.