What is it about?
One of the harshest public health consequences of climate change is forced migration and displacement. Climate migrants lose their homes, communities, livelihoods, stature, and status.
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Why is it important?
Environmental change is progressing and estimates of the numbers of climate-displaced persons may exceed 200 million by 2050.
Perspectives
Environmentally-induced forced migration is a life-changing experience that poses a significant threat to individual and population health
James Shultz
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This page is a summary of: Public Health and Mental Health Implications of Environmentally Induced Forced Migration, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, March 2018, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2018.27.
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