climate refugee
noun[C]
uk/ˈklaɪ.mət ref.juˌdʒiː/us/ˈklaɪ.mət ref.jəˌdʒiː/someone who isforcedtoleavetheirhomecountryorareabecauseclimatechangehas made itimpossiblefor them tocontinuetoliveorworkthere:
（因气候变迁而不得不移居他处的）气候难民Risingsealevels,droughts, andfaminewouldforcemillions tobecomeclimaterefugees.海平面上升、干旱和饥荒将迫使数百万人成为气候难民。
- Many Bangladeshis havemigratedfromruralareasto thecapitalas "climaterefugees,"drivenout byfloodsandcyclones.
- Theagencyestimatesthat one third of abillionpeopleare alreadylivingasclimaterefugees.
- In Botswana,movingsanddunescouldwipeoutagricultureanddrivetens of millions ofclimaterefugeesout of thearea.
- Watershortages,droughts,floods,cropfailuresandfaminewillcreatewavesofclimaterefugees.
Environmental issues
- agroecology
- air pollution
- anti-conservation
- anti-conservationist
- anti-consumer
- biodegradable
- carbon neutral
- feed-in tariff
- food insecure
- food insecurity
- food secure
- food security
- noise pollution
- nuclear winter
- populate
- sustainably
- tidal power
- tree hugger
- ULEZ
- ultra-efficient