Abstract
This chapter examines the relationships between climate change and the international debate over the relocation of millions of migrants from the Middle East and Africa. It describes how prolonged drought has affected the agricultural economics and ways of life of residents in sub-Saharan Africa and how refugees from climate change and civil strife have become intermingled on their way to seek asylum in Europe. The influence of climate change on the two primary drivers of displacement in Africa and the Middle East, poverty and civil conflict, is examined in detail. The increasing numbers of migrants arriving in Europe through dangerous transits in Greece, Italy, and the Mediterranean have led to debates over who should be admitted and who should be turned away, the obligations of host nations, and the social and economic consequences of having new residents. The current legal status of displaced populations as climate refugees will be reviewed, along with efforts of host nations to accommodate to the needs of newly arrived migrants.
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Palinkas, L.A. (2020). Fleeing Drought: The Great Migration to Europe. In: Global Climate Change, Population Displacement, and Public Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41890-8_5
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