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The Climate-Driven Diaspora Is Here
In 2025, extreme weather will drive more people from their homes. Governments have no plan. Where will they be welcome?
We will have to be vigilant about keeping xenophobia at bay, acknowledging the cruel injustice at play as the lowest greenhouse gas emitting nations, like the Pacific islands, are the first to be inundated. At the international, national, and local levels, we will begin to develop policies to fill the current legislative and regulatory void, like restricting construction of housing in high-risk areas. The nation of Kiribati has already bought land in Fiji as part of their plan to ultimately relocate people as needed due to sea level rise.
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