Do ‘Climate Refugees’ exist?
Hannah Smith
(Climate Outreach & Information Network (COIN))
The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre estimates that 42 million people moved in 2010 as a result of disasters and 90% of these were climate related. But asks Hannah Smith, is the term ‘climate refugee’ appropriate or useful when discussing the issue and how we respond to it?
Described as ‘bringing a fresh perspective on a crucial issue’.
