Geoforum
Volume 84, 2017, Pages 147-150

Climate change and forced migrations: An effort towards recognizing climate refugees (Review)

Berchin I.I. , Valduga I.B. , Garcia J. , de Andrade Guerra J.B.S.O.*
  • a University of Southern Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, 219 Trajano StSC, Brazil
  • b University of Southern Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, 219 Trajano StSC, Brazil
  • c University of Southern Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, 219 Trajano StSC, Brazil
  • d University of Southern Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, 219 Trajano StSC, Brazil

Abstract

The scientific community has long urged for the broadening of the refugee term, which remains identical since the 1951 Refugee Convention, despite strong evidence showing connections between forced migration and climate change. Even though the concept of climate and environmental refugees is not legally recognized, the discussion concerning these definitions is increasing. Furthermore, with the intensification of global climate change, a more specific subcategory of refugees began to be popularized: climate change refugees. A climate change refugee is any person who has been forced to leave their home, or their country, due to the effects of severe climate events, being forced to rebuild their lives in other places, despite the conditions to which they are subjected. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd

Author Keywords

Natural disasters Refugees Forced migrations Climate change

Index Keywords

forced migration refugee Climate change natural disaster
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85030463790&doi=10.1016%2fj.geoforum.2017.06.022&partnerID=40&md5=881bb6fa49c6c67afd58b798ef174253
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2017.06.022
ISSN: 00167185
Cited by: 11
Original Language: English