The Facts

As early as 1990, the IPCC noted that the greatest single impact of climate change may be on human migration - with millions of people displaced. (IOM, 2008)
The 2001 World Disasters Report of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies estimated there were 25 million climate refugees. (IOM, 2008)
A new report conducted by the World Bank estimates that Climate Change will transform more than 143 million people into climate migrants by 2050. (The World Bank, 2018)
The three "hot spots" where most of this population shift will take place is in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America, however it is effecting people all over the world. (The World Bank, 2018)
In the last six years, extreme weather alone has forced 2% of the world's population from their homes. (140 million people). Roughly one person every second. (Environmental Justice Foundation, 2018)
There is still reason for optimism: if the world acts in time to reduce green house gas emissions and engages in "robust development planning", the flood "climate migrants" could be reduced by 80% to 40 million. (IOM, 2018)
Climate Refugees face a lot of problems - one being, protected by international laws. They experience greater political risks. Unlike “traditional” refugees, individuals who are climate refugees have a greater likelihood of being sent back to the homelands or forced into a refugee camp. (Global citizens, 2015)
Most displaced people are in the global south. Developing nations host 86% of all recognised refugees.