COMMON DREAMS – PORQUE É QUE NÓS, COMO ACTIVISTAS CLIMÁTICOS, APOIAMOS OS REFUGIADOS – por NICOLÒ WOJEWODA

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A crise dos refugiados é complexa, tal como a crise climática também é complexa. Mas outro paralelo também é evidente: pessoas que já estão vulneráveis e sujeitas a uma variedade de injustiças generalizadas sofrerão e continuarão a sofrer de modo incomensurável. (Photo: via 350.org)

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Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community | 11 de Setembro de 2015

Uma cultura que atribui tão pouco valor aos seres humanos, que permite que sejam atirados às ondas, também acaba por permitir que as terras dos povos pobres desapareçam sob as ondas porque são uma ameaça aos lucros de hoje

– Naomi Klein

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Hundreds of thousands of people are making their way to Europe these weeks, fleeing from violence, often being met by violence again upon crossing our borders; sometimes – increasingly – met with love and compassion (as well as the occasional bottle of water, toy, or blanket).
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You have probably heard the story: climate change, unchecked, drives extreme weather events and resource scarcity, exacerbating conflict and socio-economic dynamics. Case in point: Syria. While the causes of the Syrian conflict are primarily political, some recent research suggests that a prolonged drought just before the 2011 uprising may have played a role in the ongoing civil war (although this should be seen as only one contributing factor).

Syria is not alone. Extreme weather, which we know is more frequent and more intense as a result of climate change, displaced 157.8 million people from 2008 to 2014. When people are forced to move by the impacts of climate change, they usually move internally rather than across international borders – and chances are future patterns of migration will continue to follow this trend.

So, yes, there is a connection between the climate crisis, and the increasing waves of displacement around the world. No, Syrian refugees coming to Europe are not – directly – climate refugees. And yes, that shouldn’t matter for the climate movement in our region. It’s our responsibility to stand with them nonetheless.

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