1.2 billion climate refugees by 2050
2024 CE • Worldwide
"According to UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency, an annual average of 21.5 million people were forcibly displaced each year by weather-related events – such as floods, storms, wildfires and extreme temperatures – between 2008 and 2016. This climate migration is expected to surge in coming decades with forecasts from international thinktank the IEP predicting that 1.2 billion people could be displaced globally by 2050 due to climate change and natural disasters."
Sean McAllister, "There could be 1.2 billion climate refugees by 2050. Here’s what you need to know," Zurich Magazine, January 17, 2024.
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