Concept information
Preferred term
environmental and climate refugees
Definition
- In the early 2000s, the issue of environmental refugees emerged as a pressing issue. Most refugees flee from natural disasters such as the tsunami in Asia in 2004 or as a result of the impacts of global climate change such as sea-level rise. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change; Refugees, Environmental and Climate]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/environmental_and_climate_refugees
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