Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have already faced years of unrest and climate distress. But growing food insecurity and conflict have compounded pressures, raising concerns in Brussels and Geneva about an increase in attempts to reach Europe.
InfoMigrants By ANSA Published on : 2021/04/26
The UN refugee agency UNHCR has launched a new data visualization showing how climate change is contributing to drive new displacement and increase the vulnerability of those already forced to flee.
To mark Earth Day on April 22, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) released a new data visualization titled Displaced on the frontlines of the climate emergency .
It shows how the climate emergency is converging with other threats to drive new displacement and increase the vulnerability of those already forced to flee, the organization said in a statement.
Climate disasters worsen poverty, insecurity
The statement said data visualization showed how disasters linked to climate change may worsen poverty, food insecurity and access to natural resources in ways that can stoke instability and violence.
The UN migration agency, IOM, says that more than two-thirds of West African migrants returning to their home countries are in financial debt. Many also feel that shame prevents them from reintegrating in their communites, an IOM study has found.