Fred Pearce is journalist specialized in the environment and development. He was born in the United Kingdom and studied geography in the University of Cambridge. His latest book is When the Rivers...
Michael D. Lemonick is the senior writer at Climate Central, a nonpartisan organization whose mission is to communicate climate science to the public. Prior to joining Climate Central, he was a...
François Gemenne is a FNRS research fellow at CEDEM-ULg and at the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), and also teaches the international politics of climate...
Active dans 72 pays et supportée par un million de membres, les Amis de la Terre est une ONG de défense de l’Homme et de son environnement. Elle œuvre pour des sociétés durables au Nord comme au Sud...
Andrew Simms (United Kingdom): New Economic Foundation’s (NEF) Policy Director and head of the Climate Change program at the Centre for Global Interdependence. He has worked for a variety of...
Norman Myers is scientist and consultant in environment and development. He has been an honorary visiting fellow at Oxford University and in various American Universities. Myers has been presented...
Although the phenomenon of environmental refugees, also known as climate refugees or “envirogees,” is not a new occurrence, it has just started to be identified, accepted and debated. Climate refugees likely already number into the tens of millions. Questions arise concerning their legal status and where they will likely be concentrated in the future. Norman Myers predicts that more and more of these men and women will be forced into exile due to the high number of floods, deforestation, and soil degradation caused by desertification and salinization. Andrew Simms of the New Economics Foundation calls for a revision of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, by which the international community would afford the same official recognition and protection to these persons as is given to refugees fleeing violence. For the time being, in the absence of an international treaty, isolated agreements are being concluded. For example, New Zealand has entered into such an agreement with the Pacific Islands. However according to Friends of the Earth Australia, while the agreement opens doors to climate refugees, it violates their rights by limiting access to the territory to those individuals capable of working.
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