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environmental and climate refugees  

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  • In the early 2000s, the issue of environmental refugees emerged as a pressing issue. Most refugees flee from natural disasters such as the tsunami in Asia in 2004 or as a result of the impacts of global climate change such as sea-level rise. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change; Refugees, Environmental and Climate]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-QT8Z8MFC-5

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