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Which countries stand on the brink of a new humanitarian crisis
Nigeria
Somalia
South Sudan
Yemen
How many people live in areas where harvest has failed and how many are on the brink of famine
20 million
1 million
what crisis happened in 2011
over a quarter million people lost their lives in a drought- droughts keep getting worse
How much has the UN appealed for, for the four countries and how much has it received?
£3.5 billion and its only received £790m (21%)
What is happening in Yemen
- World worst humanitarian crises with almost 19 million
- Millions are going hungry, displaced, in danger and live with a lack of vitality, in abysmal conditions
What are the primary needs not being reached by those displaced by conflicts
Food, water and shelter
What is the worlds youngest nation and how many people are displaced by drought and conflict
South Sudan (1 in 5 from drought) (1.9 million due to conflict)
What is the problem with calling the phenomenon of Migration a crises
Crises implies temporary but it is permanent mainly due to climate change
What is climate change seen as
A threat multiplier, increasing the risk of conflicts and adding stresses
How many Refugees dopes Syria have?
11 million
What will happen to the Med countries currently trying to cope with migrants
Eventually have a migrant crisis of their own as climate change impacts move north
What do 1st world countries have to deal with
The consequences of what they have caused (climate change)
What is happening in the UK due to climate change
7000 British properties may be lost to rising sea levels
What is a more active solution
Push governments to take decisive action to reduce global greenhouse emissions
Urgently address the current strategies western governments are using to deal with migration
What is Hargesia group hospital
Largest hospital in Somalia built in 1953 to help 30k people
Factors causing drought in somalia
2015 rain failed
What is the Group of the Victory Islam and its faithful an what are their significance
Under the banner of Al Qaida
Coalition of 3 groups that are terrorist in the Sahel region
Non-state groups are adapting in the fight against Malian Army, the 12000 member UN stabilisation force and the 3500 French soldiers
represents several hundred men that have an enormous recruitment
What percent in Burkino Faso are migrating due to climate chaneg
30%
What is the problem with being a climate refugee
Not considered refugees by the in refugee convention
Where do more people die during their migration
More die in the desert crossing than do in the Med
What are you likely to encounter crossing the dessert
- Bandits
- Traffickers
What is the main business in Agadez
Smuggling
What does a diplomat in Niger say
“Dismantling the networks of intermediaries, drivers, guides, migrant ‘welcome centres’ and clandestine migration consultants would place the regional economy of Agadez under significant stress
What happened on the 27th of AUgust 2015
Two boats carrying about 500 migrants sank after leaving Zuwara in Libya
The bodies of 71 people, believed to be Syrian migrants, were discovered in an abandoned lorry in Austria
on 19 April 2015 what happened
A shipwreck off Italy’s Lampedusa island killed about 800 people
responses in the EU
Faced with a huge influx of people, Hungary was the first to try to block their route with a razor-wire fence. The 175km (110-mile) barrier was widely condemned when it went up along the Serbia border, but other countries such as Slovenia and Bulgaria have erected similar obstacles.
The results of turning away migrants
thousands of migrants have been stranded in makeshift camps in cash-strapped Greece, which has asked the European Commission for nearly €500m in humanitarian aid.
How many migrants were in the French ports at Calais
between 2,000 and 5,000 migrants
