Tag: climate refugees

Climate displacement: an identity issue

Aura Silva Martinez December 18, 2015 0 Comments
By Aura Silva Martinez Climate change disasters displace millions of people each year. This is a present reality affecting multiple communities around the world. Despite having the very emblematic figure of the small island states in the Pacific, who are among the most impacted and vulnerable in respects to the effects of climate change, the definition of climate refugees is still at a very...

Loss and Damage from Climate Change-A human rights perspective

greeder November 26, 2012 0 Comments
~graham reeder While climate change negotiations have stagnated over time due to a lack of political will, many are arguing that the diplomatic approach that the UNFCCC has taken to arriving at agreement—one where treaties and agreements are built out of what parties are willing to contribute or concede—does not do justice to the urgency and potency of the issues at hand. Some lawyers...

Somali ‘climate refugees’ in Kenya: a consideration and a suggestion

Nathan Thanki April 28, 2012 1 Comment
by nathan thanki There is a Somali proverb that asserts; “Sorrow is like rice in the store; if a basketful is removed every day, it will come to an end at last.” In a case of tragic irony, circumstances in Somalia have conspired to add two baskets of sorrow for every one removed. Regarding rice the proverb has proved only too poignant, especially since the devastating drought of early 2011....