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Article

9 Sep 2015

Author:
Duke Mwancha, AllAfrica

Climate change impacts on food security & access to water could spur migration, says Kenyan scholar

“Kenya: Climate Change - Migration for Asylum is a Human Right”, 7 Sept 2015

…It is impossible to talk about climate change without bringing up the issues of human displacement…If [global temperatures] rise above the limit of two degrees, the world could be exposed to catastrophic climatic changes that will spur human migration…Climate change has already had far reaching effects in several parts of the world. In 2011, thousands of Somali refugees flee into Kenya and Ethiopia with a mix of problems including intensified conflicts in Somalia and a severe drought that engulfed the Horn of Africa…Shall there be no fix to global warming; Maldivians and other islanders in that region will unfortunately be forced to seek alternative settlements elsewhere in the world. Global temperatures below two degrees are not only foreseen to cause severe storms and droughts, they will also deplete natural resources and livelihoods. Food security and access to drinking water will be a big challenge…With all these, it is inevitable that people will migrate to seek alternative lives…The mare fact that all of us are at risk of displacement should be a constant reminder that migration for asylum is a human right.