Q&A: ‘Climate Change Will Soon Make Millions Homeless’
By | Published: May 31, 2009
Inter Press Service: Millions of people will soon have to leave their homeland as a result of global warming, says a report on environmental refugees by the Italian environmental association Legambiente. Half of them will move due to natural catastrophes, the rest will be hit by desertification and rising sea levels. "For the first time, environmental refugees have outnumbered refugees escaping from war," Legambiente international coordinator Maurizio Gubbiotti tells IPS. "Environmental refugees are the …
Q&A: ‘Climate Change Will Soon Make Millions Homeless’
Inter Press Service: Millions of people will soon have to leave their homeland as a result of global warming, says a report on environmental refugees by the Italian environmental association Legambiente. Half of them will move due to natural catastrophes, the rest will be hit by desertification and rising sea levels. "For the first time, environmental refugees have outnumbered refugees escaping from war," Legambiente international coordinator Maurizio Gubbiotti tells IPS. "Environmental refugees are the …
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