20 June 2013

World Refugee Day, Climate Change, Connect the Dots

Today is World Refugee Day, and this begs the question, how  many of us will become refugees as a result of climate change? This Haitian woman, is a hurricane survivor who was relocated to a camp in the Dominican Republic at the border with Haiti. TWO PERCENT of Haiti is forested. Soil erosion is the result of deforestation, which makes the island nation vulnerable to landslides during hurricanes. Where there is no soil, there is no food, which leads to hunger.
Think about the number of displaced persons as a result of hurricane Katrina. Are they not climate refugees. This week the Guardian published an article on American's First People who are now America's First Climate Refugees.
The people of Newtok, Alaska, like the people of Haiti are, literally, losing the ground below their feet.
Coming soon is Global Forest Watch, a project dedicated to monitor our global forests in near real time
image copyright ana elisa fuentes

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