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The world's first climate refugees

2016-07-01 07:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

US blastingnews: The 2011 Academy Awards documentary film categories were filled with nominees who have focused on controversial environmental themes. 'Sun Come Up,' by Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger, was an early favorite in the documentary short category examining the fate of the Pacific Islands of Carteret whose people have become the globes first climate refugees. The Carteret Islands are located off the coast of Papua New Guinea and were home to approx. 2,500 people. Havent heard of them? Dont worry,...

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Terrorist Recruiters and Organ Harvesters Prey on Vulnerable Refugees

2016-06-07 04:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Press Service: Ismail had just finished daily prayers when the men approached. It was a sweltering evening in the Maadi district of Cairo, and the group of three bearded figures, who had been loitering outside a mosque, spotted him as soon as he walked out. Ismail, a struggling Sudanese migrant, hadn't eaten in a few days, leaving his eyes badly bloodshot. The men took notice of his condition. As they advanced, the air thick and choked with pollution, a cloud of dust swirled around them, settling on their clothes...

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Sri Lankan refugees in India intercepted trying to board boat to Australia

2016-06-03 14:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Refugee activists have called on the state of Tamil Nadu to ease restrictions on Sri Lankan refugees living in guarded camps after police intercepted a group who had escaped and were attempting to migrate to Australia. Campaigners said the case showed how desperate Sri Lankan refugees were to flee India where they have been confined to closed camps for years and have no right to work. "They are desperate people looking for a dignified life," said P Pugalenthi, a lawyer who represents refugees...

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Portland Commissioner Amanda Fritz Proposes City Commission for Immigrants and Refugees

2016-05-27 19:08:13| PortlandOnline

Jenna Mulligan in Willamette Week, May 26, 2016

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First Official Climate Refugees U.S. Race Against Time

2016-05-25 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Geographic: A Native American tribe struggles to hold on to their culture in a Louisiana bayou while their land slips into the Gulf of Mexico. Edison Dardar, 67, catches shrimp on Isle de Jean Charles. The island is disappearing, however, and its residents must relocate. A shot rings out across what remains of Isle de Jean Charles as the sun drops behind the gnarled skeletons of what once were massive oak trees. Rifle in hand, Howard Brunet, 14, stands on the deck of his uncle's stilted house looking down...

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