Many people in Japan and around the world suffer damage such as having their homes taken away by typhoons and other torrential rain disasters. And the more torrential rainfall disasters increase in the future, the more damage is likely to occur. Currently, climate change, including heavy rainfall disasters, has forced migration around the world. "Climate Refugees." is increasing. This page describes "climate refugees".
Climate refugees are people who are displaced from their homes due to natural disasters, droughts, and other climate changes. It is also called as "The Forgotten Victims of Climate Change". Climate refugees are forced to move not only within their own countries but also across borders. Climate refugees are forced to move not only within their own countries but also across borders.
Between 2010 and 2021, 225 million people in the Asia-Pacific region were internally displaced or forced to leave their homes.
Furthermore, the number of climate refugees in 2020 is about three times that of refugees caused by conflict and other factors, a serious situation.
One country that has experienced climate refugees as a result of torrential rainfall disasters is Haiti.
In Haiti, recent heavy rains have expanded the area of Lake Azuey near the capital, flooding and killing crops and displacing people living in rural areas. People living in rural areas have moved to urban areas, some even crossing the border.
So, the number of climate refugees is increasing every year, but how much more do we expect to see in the future?
The IEP, an Australian think tank, has predicted that2.16 Billion people at maximum could become climate refugees until 2050, which is twice of Japanese population. That will require us to take action immediately on climate change.
Internationally, there is growing awareness of climate refugees, and the United Nations, the United States, and other countries are working to confirm the definition of climate refugees and to ensure that they are not treated differently from refugees in conflict.
Meanwhile, only 44 people are recognized as refugees in Japan. The number of climate refugees among them is probably a small fraction. In Japan, where the term "refugee" is not familiar, it is necessary to think once again about how to make people understand climate refugees and how to take adequate measures to protect refugees in Japan, and consider how to respond to climate refugees.
Climate refugees are increasing year by year. Even through the situation is getting worse internationally, however, it is still only small population know about climate refugees now. Did you get interested in them by reading this page? This time, we took account on the refugees caused by heavy rain, but there are various reason can cause climate refugees. I'd love you to search about them and know more about them and rethink your action.
