Climate Change Refugees

I was attracted to an article about climate change refugees. While we understand that refugees are the person run away from war, displacement of people for shelter due to natural disaster might be the result of emerging challenge to us in present day, the climate change. We witness the melting of ice in the North Pole that increase the sea level, the presence of Tsunami and Earthquake, the flash flood, forestry fire, drought and etc. When people are fighting for survival, shelter, food and rights, they will have, no choice but to look for better place that offer them these need, even the basic one. That's how migration of people started, by those uninvited or cannot meet the stringent criteria set by most of the countries.

These refugees are the victim of the own doing of the people, either they are rich or poor. Our doings in degrading the environment and in depleting the resources as well as finding difficulties in handling waste generated by us. While this will impact everyone in enjoying better quality of life, the poor is feeling the pain the most. The rich can afford to reduce their suffering by investing in better living environment and technology, the poor has no mean to avoid that. Hence, likely they are the potential refugees. Similarly, I presume the former squatters staying many years in the transit house waiting for resettlement are also refugees, due to development.

For sustainable development, I presume we are talking about fairness and justice here.