Dans un article publié dans The Conversation, Sarah Munoz analyse l’impact du réchauffement climatique sur les déplacements de populations.

Extrait :

«Climate change is expected to have a striking impact on vulnerable communities, especially in coastal regions where sea-level rise and increased climatic events will make it impossible for some people to remain on their land. In Papua New Guinea (PNG), the Carteret Islands are facing intense environmental degradation, coastal erosion and food and water insecurity due to anthropogenic climate change and tectonic activity. Since 1994, the islanders of the seven atolls, lying only 1.2 metres above sea level, have already lost about 50 per cent of their land.»

Lire l’article : https://theconversation.com/understanding-the-human-side-of-climate-change-relocation-115887?