Today we learn what it means to be a climate refugee and how many people are fleeing because of environmental reasons. (Student Spotlight alert!) We talk first to Grace Adcox, a graduate student at Vanderbilt University studying refugees, conflict, and climate. Then we talk to Amali Tower, the founder of Climate Refugees, a human rights organization that advocates for the rights of those displaced by the environment and climate change. We get into the definitions of a climate refugee, how they are distinct from a "refugee" as defined by international law, and how their status is changing.

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See Grace's article explaining Climate Refugees here: https://novelhand.com/climate-refugees-explained/

UNHCR's Information on Climate Refugees can be found here: https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/climate-change-and-disasters.html

Climate Refugees' website can be found here: https://www.climate-refugees.org/

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