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Australia Urged to Formally Recognise Climate Change Refugee Status

2013-04-16 16:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Australia, a close neighbour of small, low-lying South Pacific states at the frontline of climate change, should be the first country to formally recognise climate change refugees, the country's main refugee advisory body has said. The Refugee Council of Australia has told the Australian government that it should create a new refugee category for those fleeing the effects of climate change so that they can be offered protection similar to those escaping war or persecution. The key legal document...

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