Migration and climate change

SUMMER SESSION Democracy, Social Cohesion and

Global Challenges Committee

Karl Donert, President EUROGEO,Vice President: Democracy Social Cohesion and Global

Challenges, eurogeomail@yahoo.co.uk

Climate Change and Human Rights Working Group Newsletter

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Climate change in the Marshall Islands and Kiribati, before and after http://tinyurl.com/m96xlsx

Climate change in the Marshall Islands and Kiribati, before and after http://tinyurl.com/m96xlsx

Climate change in the Marshall Islands and Kiribati, before and after http://tinyurl.com/m96xlsx

Climate change in the Marshall Islands and Kiribati, before and after http://tinyurl.com/m96xlsx

Climate change in the Marshall Islands and Kiribati, before and after http://tinyurl.com/m96xlsx

Climate change in the Marshall Islands and Kiribati, before and after http://tinyurl.com/m96xlsx

Climate Refugees - Vanuatu, the Pacific Islands, cost of devastating natural disasters

http://t.co/XB1EKzfLIC The Economist, March 17th 2015

Drivers of MigrationDemographicEnvironmentalEconomicSocialPolitical

Hunnes DE. Understanding Rural-to-Urban Migration in Ethiopia: Driving Factors, Analytical Frameworks, and Recommendations. Journal of Global Health Perspectives. 2012 Aug 1. Edition 1.

ForcedUnforced

SlowSudden

How humans travel the planet (Cartography of the Anthropocene project)

http://t.co/4gCYmFoHhS

World’s water resources

NASA data shows how the world is running out of water (June 16, 2015, Washington Post) http://t.co/ykA0SOMz5C

Croplands of the world http://www.viewsoftheworld.net/?p=2557

Water insecurity in global croplands

Pasturelands of the world http://www.viewsoftheworld.net/?p=2557

Cartogram of under and over-population

http://t.co/pe9Np58nVz

UNHCR’s new annual Global Trends report shows a sharp escalation in the number of people forced to flee their homes, with 59.5 million people forcibly displaced at the end of 2014

Worldwide there were 19.5 million refugees (up from 16.7 million in 2013), 38.2 million were displaced inside their own countrie

EurActiv, 16 June 2015 http://t.co/w8nnt30HyW

Euractiv, 19 June 2015https://t.co/CoZe0XThlr

Razor-wire around Serbia risks

destabilising the region, making

"Fortress Europe" a visible reality

Why fence me in? (EurActiv)• “Hungary will build an anti-migrant fence on its

border with Serbia … 175km long”, Peter Szijjarto, Hungary's foreign minister (17 June).

Why?• “Other countries have opted for the same

solution”, referring to Greek, Bulgarian fences• … all EU states and EU candidate countries are

“safe countries” to deport asylum seekers who cross Bulgaria, Greece, or Serbia.

Euractiv, 19 June 2015https://t.co/CoZe0XThlr

http://t.co/wOV7xHbQlb

Where should the refugees

be?

http://tinyurl.com/p4xy3fe

Everything you want to know about migration across the Mediterranean

http://tinyurl.com/opkyzeo, The Economist, May 4th 2015

Everything you want to know about migration across the Mediterranean

http://tinyurl.com/opkyzeo, The Economist, May 4th 2015

Everything you want to know about migration across the Mediterranean

http://tinyurl.com/opkyzeo, The Economist, May 4th 2015

Everything you want to know about migration across the Mediterranean

http://tinyurl.com/opkyzeo, The Economist, May 4th 2015

Occupy4Migrants http://en.occupy4migrants.org/

Occupy4Migrants http://en.occupy4migrants.org/

• On 25-26 June, European leaders will meet in Brussels to craft a new common migration policy.

• We need your help to mount the pressure before this decisive summit. Join the worldwide virtual protest #Occupy4Migrants to ask these leaders to ensure the protection of those who attempt to reach the European shores.

Occupy4Migrants http://en.occupy4migrants.org/

Together, we demand:1/ The creation of a real Mediterranean rescue operation2/ A show of solidarity in the reception of migrant persons on European territory.3/ The opening of legal and safe channels that allow migrant persons to gain access to European territory without having to risk their lives.

(One of) 4 Maps Crucial to Understanding Europe's Population Shift

key demographic shifts outlined in a report [PDF] from Bloomberg Philanthropies and LSE Cities, 25/2/2015

- Booming GDP in east

- Europe’s population shifting Northwest - Countryside, smaller cities emptying- Mediterranean cities fast growing

http://tinyurl.com/qat54ok

Conclusions • Migration is not new - it is very complex • Climate (environmental) change has always

played a big part in migration• Climate change impacts are far reaching …

not just loss of land - also agriculture, health, cities, water, energy etc. etc.

• Climate change is a major destabilising force – for democracy, human rights and rule of law

• The Council of Europe needs to be involved

Climate Change and Human Rights Working Group Newsletter

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Event, 29th September 2015, Strasbourg

Climate Change: What implications for the Council of Europe?