3.10 - Environmental Refugees

Question 1

Environmental Refugees

Answer 1

People who wave to a different location due to environmental threats to their current area.

Question 2

Maldives

Answer 2

600,000 tourists, 1190 islands

Question 3

Main Stresses

Answer 3

Storms Surges
Lacks of freshwater
SLR of 1.5ft

Question 4

Environmental Refugees In Maldives

Answer 4

400,000 people may need to move to mainland countries
It’s too small to cover insurance costs, and any other costs with relocation.

Question 5

Environmental Refugees In Maldives

Answer 5

400,000 people may need to move to mainland countries
It’s too small to cover insurance costs, and any other costs with relocation.

Question 6

In Law

Answer 6

NZ didn’t accept Kiribatti mandem for work winds but did in exceptional humanitarian grounds e.g. continuous flooding, lack of freshwater.

Question 7

Why Should We Accept Environmental Refugees

Answer 7

Security for women and children is essential and flooding reduces food.
China is most responsbile for emissions & SLR
Sea defences won’t work and tourism will suffer
Salt-water incursion making farming impossible
High density population makes crime and drugs more likely.

Question 8

Why Shouldn’t We Accept Environmental Refugees

Answer 8

Maldives removed themselves from Commonwealth, reducing sea defences by 20%
Some migrants have moved to Canada, meaning less ideas and less R&D
Why do the government actually want to have - corruption?
Maldives Islamic Stte, however they should be promoting resilience