8. What types of challenges do
How does climate migration impact the education of
Student Name:
Date:
1. When is the
International Day of
Migration and why
was it declared?
he International Day of
Migration is observed every
year on 18 of December to
create mass awareness
about the challenges and
rights of migrants
2. There is a rising
trend in migration
globally due to what
types of reasons?
By rising seas,drought,
searing temperatures and
other climate catastrophes
3. How many people
are predicted to be
uprooted over the
next 30 years and
why?
143 million By rising
seas,drought, searing
temperatures and other
climate catastrophes
4. What is the
significance of these
numbers: 18 million, 63
million, and 2 million?
These numbers tell you how
many people have been
effected by climate led
disasters
9.
migrants face in their new children?
environment?
CLIMATE MIGRATION 10. Climate migrants
can become
Opinion By Zile Huma, The News, December 29 2022 vulnerable to a life of
The International Day of Migration is observed every year on December 18 to create mass crime. Explain.
awareness about the challenges and rights of migrants. The International Convention on the
Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families was adopted on
December 18, 1990 by the United Nations General Assembly.
Climate change and environmental conditions have become important factors for migrations all
over the globe. According to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report 2022,
“Over the next 30 years, 143 million people are likely to be uprooted by rising seas, drought,
searing temperatures, and other climate catastrophes. Normally people migrate within their
countries of residence to climate-resilient towns to have safe habitats and sustain means of
income”.
Pakistan is also declared among the top ten countries most affected by climate-led disasters.
The report ‘Costs of Climate Inaction: Displacement and Distress Migration’ published in 2020
mentions that more than 18 million people in the South Asian region were climate migrants. It
also predicted that almost 63 million people will be displaced in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh,
Nepal, and Sri Lanka if Global Warming remains to increase at the current rate. Pakistan alone is
expected to have around two million climate migrants by 2050. The recent floods in Pakistan are 11. What can
the most devastating calamity that displaced nearly eight million people, as per the
government do to
Post-Disaster Needs Assessment Report.
overcome the
Many reasons lead to climate migration. First of all, people migrate from areas at risk of being hit
by climate disasters to protect their lives. The second reason for climate migration is the lack of challenges faced by
opportunities to earn a living or the constant loss in earnings due to extreme weather climate migration?
conditions. Such climatic patterns push people to abandon their previous source of income and
force them into a new business or profession. An example would be unprecedented rains or
floods damaging the agriculture sector and compelling farmers to find alternative means of
earning.
Many areas hit by climate disasters are also prone to food insecurity which also becomes a
reason for climate migration. Another reason that compels people to choose the path of climate
migration is health issues. Many diseases like pneumonia, diarrheal, and skin problems take
birth due to extreme weather conditions and floods.
Climate migration also leads to several challenges for migrants and displaced persons. First of
all, they need shelter to resettle in a new environment. New places and environments sometimes
produce adjustment and acceptance issues due to differences in culture and ethnic background.
Migrants adopt new businesses and jobs which becomes a challenge for migrants to excel in new
fields. Moreover, new businesses and professions are always at risk of failure.
12. What role does
The education of children in migrant families is another challenge. They lack enough resources
to afford the education of their children after displacement. If somehow, they manage to send law-enforcement
their children to educational institutions, it also becomes a challenge for the children to adjust, have to support
make new friends and grasp the speed of learning. climate migrants in
There are also possibilities of increasing crime rates among migrants if they fail to find their new
appropriate opportunities to earn income for their families. Criminal gangs also target migrants environments?
for illegal businesses like human trafficking and drugs. Women migrants become vulnerable to
gender-based crimes like abduction and rape. The lack of economic opportunities and
adjustment problems of migrants leads to many psychological problems. The cases of domestic
Law-enforcement
violence among migrant families have become a common phenomenon. agencies should be
Several steps can be taken to overcome the challenges faced by climate migrants. First of all, more vigilant in areas
where migrants reside to
governments all over the world should make research-based climate migration strategies to prevent hate and other
make it systematic. Governments can introduce schemes to provide financial support to climate crimes and maintain
migrants. Arrangements should be made to provide counselling services to climate migrants to security.
help them find out which jobs and businesses are more successful in that new place.
Mass awareness should be created to accept and support climate migrants in the new
environment regardless of their ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Law-enforcement agencies
should be more vigilant in areas where migrants reside to prevent hate and other crimes and
maintain security.
5. What are the economic 6. What are the social reasons for 7. What are the
reasons for climate migration? climate migration? environmental reasons for
climate migration?
Climate migration is
caused by Low
opportunities in jobs
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CLIMATE MIGRATION
Opinion By Zile Huma, The News, December 29 2022
The International Day of Migration is observed every year on December 18 to create mass
awareness about the challenges and rights of migrants. The International Convention on the
Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families was adopted on
December 18, 1990 by the United Nations General Assembly.
Climate change and environmental conditions have become important factors for migrations all
over the globe. According to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report 2022,
“Over the next 30 years, 143 million people are likely to be uprooted by rising seas, drought,
searing temperatures, and other climate catastrophes. Normally people migrate within their
countries of residence to climate-resilient towns to have safe habitats and sustain means of
income”.
Pakistan is also declared among the top ten countries most affected by climate-led disasters.
The report ‘Costs of Climate Inaction: Displacement and Distress Migration’ published in 2020
mentions that more than 18 million people in the South Asian region were climate migrants. It
also predicted that almost 63 million people will be displaced in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh,
Nepal, and Sri Lanka if Global Warming remains to increase at the current rate. Pakistan alone is
expected to have around two million climate migrants by 2050. The recent floods in Pakistan are
the most devastating calamity that displaced nearly eight million people, as per the
Post-Disaster Needs Assessment Report.
Many reasons lead to climate migration. First of all, people migrate from areas at risk of being hit
by climate disasters to protect their lives. The second reason for climate migration is the lack of
opportunities to earn a living or the constant loss in earnings due to extreme weather
conditions. Such climatic patterns push people to abandon their previous source of income and
force them into a new business or profession. An example would be unprecedented rains or
floods damaging the agriculture sector and compelling farmers to find alternative means of
earning.
Many areas hit by climate disasters are also prone to food insecurity which also becomes a
reason for climate migration. Another reason that compels people to choose the path of climate
migration is health issues. Many diseases like pneumonia, diarrheal, and skin problems take
birth due to extreme weather conditions and floods.
Climate migration also leads to several challenges for migrants and displaced persons. First of
all, they need shelter to resettle in a new environment. New places and environments sometimes
produce adjustment and acceptance issues due to differences in culture and ethnic background.
Migrants adopt new businesses and jobs which becomes a challenge for migrants to excel in new
fields. Moreover, new businesses and professions are always at risk of failure.
The education of children in migrant families is another challenge. They lack enough resources
to afford the education of their children after displacement. If somehow, they manage to send
their children to educational institutions, it also becomes a challenge for the children to adjust,
make new friends and grasp the speed of learning.
There are also possibilities of increasing crime rates among migrants if they fail to find
appropriate opportunities to earn income for their families. Criminal gangs also target migrants
for illegal businesses like human trafficking and drugs. Women migrants become vulnerable to
gender-based crimes like abduction and rape. The lack of economic opportunities and
adjustment problems of migrants leads to many psychological problems. The cases of domestic
violence among migrant families have become a common phenomenon.
Several steps can be taken to overcome the challenges faced by climate migrants. First of all,
governments all over the world should make research-based climate migration strategies to
make it systematic. Governments can introduce schemes to provide financial support to climate
migrants. Arrangements should be made to provide counselling services to climate migrants to
help them find out which jobs and businesses are more successful in that new place.
Mass awareness should be created to accept and support climate migrants in the new
environment regardless of their ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Law-enforcement agencies
should be more vigilant in areas where migrants reside to prevent hate and other crimes and
maintain security.

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