Immigration: Global Warming Warning

Millions of ‘climate change migrants’ will overwhelm Europe, says report

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Britain should brace itself for a new wave of mass http://wvwnews.net/story.php?id=963, a report warns today.

A landmark document by two senior European Union officials says climate change will drive millions of “environmental migrants” towards the EU.

The report also warns of a potentially dangerous http://wvwnews.net/story.php?id=703 between Russia and the West for the mineral deposits of the Arctic made accessible by the melting of the polar ice cap.

It says millions of people in poorer countries will be displaced by the consequences of global warming – famines, rising sea levels, loss of http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=2176, and dangerous weather conditions.

Within a decade “there will be millions of environmental migrants,” says the report by Javier Solana, the EU’s chief foreign policy co-ordinator, and Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the European Commissioner for external affairs.”The core challenge is that climate change threatens to overburden states and regions which are already fragile and conflict-prone.

The risks include political and security risks that directly affect European interests,” concludes the document to be discussed at a special EU summit on Thursday.

The report says “significant potential conflicts” are likely as a result of “intensified competition” over energy resources.

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2008-03-12