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ENVS 275 - Problem on Climate Change Refugee (DOC)

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Global Climate Change (ENVS 275)

   

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ENVS 275 - Problem on Climate Change Refugee report, The present case is based on the problem of climate change refugees. There is no specific definition of climate change refugees. Generally, the person, who lost their homes to certain natural disasters and are forced to migrate from their homeland, has known as the climate change refugees. However, there is an attempt has been made to conceptualize the definition of such a refugee. Based on the reason, these refugees are divided into three parts-Environmental Emergency migrants, Environmental forced migrants, and environmental motivated migrants. The problem regarding these migrants is becoming an alarming situation in the global statistics.

ENVS 275 - Problem on Climate Change Refugee (DOC)

   

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Global Climate Change (ENVS 275)

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Running head: GLOBAL GOVERNANCEClimate change refugeeName of the student:Name of the university:Author note
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1GLOBAL GOVERNANCEIntroduction:The present case is based on the problem on climate change refugees. There is nospecific definition on climate change refugees. Generally, the person, who lost their home forcertain natural disaster and forced to migrate from their homeland, has known as the climatechange refugees (Lister, 2014). However, there is an attempt has been made to conceptualizethe definition of such refugee. Based on the reason, these refugees are divided into threeparts- Environmental Emergency migrants, Environmental forced migrants andEnvironmental motivated migrants. The problem regarding these migrants is becoming analarming situation in the global statistics. Jodi Jacobson was pointed out the problemregarding the migration issue for the first time and in the year 1988, he had claimed that thereare 10 million climate refugees present. On 1989, the Executive Director of UNEP, MustafaTolba stated his view that the numbers of the refugees are 50 million. The Britishenvironmentalist, Norman Myers had foreseen the increasing nature of the refugees andstated that the number of refugees will be reached up to 250 million by 2050.Discussion:It has been observed from the facts that the problem regarding the climate changerefugees is a global problem and is of increasing in nature. Many of the environmentaliststhat the problem should be solved as soon as possible suggest it. In the continents of Asia, thenumber of the refugees is 42 million in the year 2010 and 2011. The environmental refugeesare become a serious threat to the continents of the North America due to drought situation.Australia is well known for its migration problem and the migration rate of Australia ishigher in nature. The refugees are affecting the economic conditions of the states a lot andthere is a necessity regarding the adoption of effective strategies become important. The
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