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Published: 17 Mar 2021 02:57 PM BdST
Updated: 17 Mar 2021 02:57 PM BdST Farmers are pictured under monsoon clouds as they clean a canal water tank at Shantipura village in Gujarat Jul 2, 2014. REUTERS
About 10.3 million people were displaced by climate change-induced events such as flooding and droughts in the last six months, the majority of them in Asia, a humanitarian organisation said on Wednesday. );
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The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said about 2.3 million others were displaced by conflict in the same period, indicating the vast majority of internal displacements are now triggered by climate change.
Though the figures cover only a six-month period from September 2020 to February 2021, they highlight an accelerating global trend of climate-related displacement, said Helen Brunt, Asia Pacific Migration and Displacement Coordinator for the IFRC.
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About 10.3 million people were displaced by climate change-induced events in the past six months, the majority of them in Asia. Reuters
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Members of The Climate Crisis Coalition, a partnership of various environmental organizations, gather during a “Climate Alert” rally in the run-up to the House of Representatives elections in The Hague on Sunday.
About 10.3 million people were displaced by climate change-induced events in the past six months, the majority of them in Asia.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said on Wednesday about 2.3 million others were displaced by conflict in the same period, indicating the vast majority of internal displacements are now triggered by climate change.