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Is world ready for climate change refugees?
2013-12-04 15:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Philippine Daily Inquirer: Last week Agence France Presse reported on the case of a Pacific islander who had sought refugee status in New Zealand by arguing that his homeland, the island-nation Kiribati, is known to be sinking. His case received media attention. But the judge dismissed his case as unconvincing and novel. Ioane Teitiota, 37, whose visa had expired, pleaded through his lawyers that he should not be deported because climate change is gradually destroying his place of residence in Kiribati (pronounced Kiribas)....
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German home school families refugees in US
2013-11-06 01:06:15| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Will the US deport German home-school families?
What should be done about climate change refugees?
2013-10-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: A pending court case in New Zealand involving a man from the low-lying island of Kiribati could have profound implications worldwide on the future of migration due to climate change. The 37-year-old is seeking refugee status, but not because he is being persecuted back home, one of the definitions of a refugee. Rather, he says, flooding and rising sea levels due to climate change are making it too dangerous for him, his wife and three children to return to Kiribati. The island nation, with a population...
VIDEO: The e-cards helping Syrian refugees
2013-10-11 16:53:03| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The United Nations' World Food Programme is distributing payment cards to Syrian refugees in Lebanon to help them buy essentials.
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Kiribati climate refugees fighting to stay in New Zealand
2013-10-02 20:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: A Kiribati couple and their children have left their island home for New Zealand, seeking refuge from rising seas - and the fate of their immigration case could shape the future for thousands of other climate refugees. We told you last year that the 100,000 people who live on the low-lying Pacific Ocean archipelago are desperately seeking new homes, with waves already submerging some of its 32 carol atolls. Now, attention has turned to the case of a 37-year-old and his wife and kids who are seeking...
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