17 APRIL 2013
Australia’s main coalition of refugee advocacy groups has urged the government to prepare for an impending wave of people fleeing neighboring small island nations in the Pacific Ocean due to climate change-driven sea level rise.
Phil Glendenning, the head of the Refugee Council of Australia, recently said that the government should expand its definition of refugees to include people affected by climate change and offer the same protections it provides to those fleeing conflict or political oppression.
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Source: International Business Times