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Who are Climate Refugees?

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that in 2019, 25 million people were displaced by climate change-related events.

Charlotte, NC: Climates of Inequality

Charlotte is a diverse, welcoming city. Yet it is known for its map of “crescent and wedge” race and income inequalities, ranking last in economic mobility out of 50 largest US cities.

Marshall Islands: "Art Stops the Damage"

Small, low-lying island nations in the South Pacific are some of the most vulnerable locations in the world to the impacts of climate change.

The Bengal Delta: "We Are Floating in the Middle"

Sitting inside a room in one of the largest slums in Dhaka, her voice breaking with effort to keep tears at bay, 40-year-old Nafisa (pseudonym) shared her experience of migrating from rural Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: "The River Took Everything"

On August 25th, 2017, fresh waves of violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state towards the Rohingya people began the unraveling of one of the worst humanitarian disasters of the 21st century thus far.

The US-Mexico Border: "Over My Dead Body"

Climate change not only contributes to conditions globally that drive migration to the United States, but it also exacerbates tensions along the US-Mexico border.

Central America: "This Caravan is Yours, Mr. Trump"

When the people of my country of Honduras decide to leave, they do not leave because they lack love for Honduras, but because the need demands it.

In US Detention: "That Water Had a Strange Smell"

On any given day, over 50,000 people are held in a network of over 200 federal, local, and privately contracted detention facilities across the country, while over 400,000 people are deported each year.

Puerto Rico: "The Hurricane Wasn’t the Precise Problem"

Post-Hurricane Maria, I naively thought, not having been to Puerto Rico: “Shouldn’t everyone leave? It’s in the path of hurricanes that are just going to get worse and it’s susceptible to rising sea levels.”

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