‘Nearly 15 million environmental refugees likely’

The News International (PK) by Shahid Husain | Dec. 31, 2008 (News Report)

Global warming and the ongoing thinning of Tibetan glaciers will result in as many as 15 million ‘environmental refugees’ in South Asia in the near future, said Chairperson Hisaar Foundation and member of Stockholm-based Global Water Partnership Technical Committee, Simi Kamal. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, Politics, Sci/Tech
Topics: Asia, India, Pakistan, Refugees, Water, Climate Change
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Dec 31, 2008 - 12:09 AM PST
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Tanya J. Maurer (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Mark Steele (review), Lev Avakian (review)
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Jan 1, 2009 - 1:11 PM PST
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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Dec. 31, 2008

The basis for Husain's estimates are not given. The message is stark and important.

The water shortage is inextricably linked to a surplus of people, and that aspect of the problem continues to be ignored.

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Tanya J. Maurer
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Lev Avakian
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 by Lev Avakian - Feb. 28, 2010

A well sourced story that doesn't have an obvious bias. The writing is a bit dense, but other than that, it is well worth the read.

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