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Climate migration: Where to go if the planet heats up?

December 14, 2022

Extreme weather fueled by climate change such as droughts and floods displace some 20 million people every year. By some estimates, by 2050, there could be over one billion people who have to flee their homes due to the effects of climate change. DW checks in with people in Kenya, India and Australia who are already feeling the effects of climate change on their homes.

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Australia's tiniest state Tasmania is a refuge for those who were desperate to avoid heat waves topping 50 degrees Celsius or well over 120 degrees Fahrenheit on the mainland. Tasmania isn't plagued by bushfires or floods. It has four distinct seasons. Andreas Stummer went to explore how Australia's climate refugees are doing in their new homes. Neil King has the story.

 

Rising water levels have been threatening the people living close to Lake Turkana in Kenya's north – like the El Molo, one of the smallest communities in Kenya. Climate change is pushing them to the brink. And even though the lake has grown, it doesn't bode well for the fishermen there. Wacera Ngunjiri and Olaf S. Müller went to find out more and their report is presented by Evelyn McClafferty. 

 

The eastern Indian state of Odisha has been hit hard by extreme weather events, such as cyclones and floods. Many have moved away, trying their luck elsewhere. However, with the help of young people, the community has started protecting Odisha's waterbodies, which in turn helps securing people's livelihoods, so they can stay in the region. Murali Krishnan sent us this report.

 

Sarah Steffen Author and editor with a keen interest on underreported crises.
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