environmental refugees

Countries like Mozambique have been hit by armed insurgencies while still recovering from powerful cyclones | Photo: Alfredo Zuniga/AFP (via DW)
  • Bangladesh
  • India
  • Vietnam

Extreme weather displaces record numbers of people as temperatures rise

More than 40 million people were driven from their homes by continued conflict and worsening weather in 2020 as the climate grew increasingly chaotic.

Nicknamed "Sheel", this Bangladeshi is the first in France to have obtained a residence permit for sick foreigners based on environmental criteria | Source: Screenshot France 3 Midi-Pyrénées
  • France

A Bangladeshi migrant becomes the first 'environmentally displaced' person in France

Last month, the appeals court for the Administrative Court of Bordeaux granted the status of "sick foreigner" to a Bangladeshi suffering from a respiratory disease, taking into account the air pollution in his country of origin. The decision was a first in France.

A dead cow lies in a dried-up river in Africa | Credit: EPA
  • Chad
  • India
  • Niger

UN says studying water scarcity can help curb migration

In a recent report, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization has said that studying trends linked to the lack of water could help communities to adapt and alleviate migratory pressure. Migrants can share good practices, skills and knowledge transfer, and use remittances for managing water resources.

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