In the next three decades, it is expected, humanity would have turned an exclusively urban species. By then almost 80 to 90 percent of people would be living in urban areas. At the moment, cities in the Global South are growing much faster than they did in industrialized countries 100 or more years ago. The… Continue reading Cities need to plan for accommodating people displaced by climate change
Tag: Climate Refugees
Climate refugees: why we can't yet predict where millions of displaced people will go
Derek Groen, Brunel University London and Diana Suleimenova, Brunel University London In the near future, global warming is expected to create millions of climate refugees, and individuals and organisations are already searching for ways to help them. Some ideas are obvious, such as improving conditions in refugee camps. But there are also more high-tech projects… Continue reading Climate refugees: why we can't yet predict where millions of displaced people will go
Climate refugees stripped of citizenship in Assam, India
Chandrani Sinha Of the many people struggling to prove their citizenship in the Indian state of Assam are thousands of climate refugees who have been displaced because their lands have been swept away by erosion or floods In Bhuragaon, a small village that lies 103 kilometres east of Guwahati, the capital of Assam in north-eastern… Continue reading Climate refugees stripped of citizenship in Assam, India