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Climate Migrants
Provided by: The Climate Reality Project |Published on: October 26, 2022
Articles/Websites Grades 6-8, 9-12
Synopsis
- This article introduces students to the concept of climate migrants and refugees as an indirect effect of climate change.
- The article defines climate migration, explains how it is caused, and provides solutions.
Subjects: Social Studies, English Language Arts
Authors: The Climate Reality Project
Region: Asia, North America, United States, Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This is an excellent introduction to climate migration, an impact of climate change that is often perceived as distant in time and place.
- The article is broken down into four easy-to-understand sections explaining what climate migration is, the difference between migrants and refugees, why displacement occurs, and what solutions would have the most significant impact.
Additional Prerequisites
- Although explained briefly in the text, students should have a general understanding of the effects of climate change before reading the article.
- For those without access to the Internet, this resource can be printed.
Differentiation
- Students can research real case studies of climate refugees and climate migrants.
- For older or more advanced students, have them consider the implications of climate migration for peace, conflict, and economic or political stability.
- Have students consider why some people are more likely to experience climate migration and the inequalities that have led to this.
- For further information on climate migration, watch this video on human displacement.
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The Climate Reality Project
Climate Reality Project seeks to catalyze a global solution to the climate crisis by making urgent action a necessity across every sector of society. They recruit, train, and mobilize people to become powerful activists, providing the skills, campaigns, and resources to push for aggressive climate action and high-level policies that accelerate a just transition to clean energy.
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