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What about the displaced climate?

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Published: March 17th, 2022,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

By May Boeve, Mitzi Jonelle Tan, Nisha Agarwal
May Boeve ist Geschäftsführerin von 350.org. Nisha Agarwal ist stellvertretende Geschäftsführerin des International Refugee Assistance Project. Mitzi Jonelle Tan ist Initiatorin und internationale Sprecherin der Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines.
May Boeve (from left) is executive director of 350.org. Nisha Agarwal is deputy executive director of the International Refugee Assistance Project. Mitzi Jonelle Tan is initiator and international spokesperson for Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines.

The latest Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) goes beyond the headlines about rising temperatures and sea levels to reveal the full extent of the threat to human life in a warming world. It explains how extreme weather, droughts, habitat and species loss, urban heat islands, and the destruction of food sources and livelihoods are all worsening. And scientists are now more certain that climate change has a direct impact on migration.

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