Environmental, Climate, Political and Social

Jess Everingham and Jess Long

THE CAUSES OF REFUGEES

EnvironmentalThe Climate Institute defines environmental refugees as  “people fleeing from environmental crises; because an inability to gain a livelihood due to environmental degradation, natural disasters, or development projects”.

Desertification Flooding

Reasons for displacement include land degradation, drought, deforestation, natural disasters. There are currently between 25-30 million environmental refugees worldwide.

Climate Change Refugees

Political

During 2009, 631,905 asylum seekers were

recognised as Refugees.

“Refugee Council CEO Paul Power said the UNHCR statistics

emphasised the self-serving nature of much of the political

debate about asylum seekers in Australia.”

An 18 year old, Afghan refugee who lives with 5 other refugees in an apartment in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. These refugees are too afraid to leave the apartment for fear of being harassed by the local population or the police.

Social