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“Climate Refugees” beyond Copenhagen [Series: Analysis 12]
Bauer, Steffen
Bauer, Steffen
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"[...] A growing number of peoples’ livelihoods are threatened by the consequences of climate change. Many are forced to relocate permanently from their homes. Especially smallholder subsistence farmers and settlers in rural areas – poor and marginalized people – cannot sustain themselves anymore and are left with no other option but to leave their land. [...] This analysis is an attempt to stimulate the international debate. It needs to be mentioned that it does not refer directly to the large number of people affected by climate change who cannot even opt for migration. Migration as an adaptation strategy implies being able to leave. It is often not a viable adaptation strategy for those marginalized and vulnerable groups who are not in the physical or material position to migrate, and are therefore forced to stay – for example the elderly, children, or sick people. [...]", p. 5, Preface, Dr. Klaus Seitz.
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2010-03
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