For this assignment, you are to do the following:
1. View the following video of Mr. Anote Tong, former president of Kiribati, speaking about what his nation is facing:
Read the articles listed below. Take notes. Click on the provided hyperlinks to take you to the articles. You are required to reference Gibb and Ford (2012) and Nawrotzki (2014) in your response and at least three other articles listed below:
Gibb and Ford 2012 Should the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change recognize climate migrants
Nawrotzki 2014 Climate migration and moral responsibility
The Refugees The World Barely Pays Attention To
Climate Change Will Create 1.5 Billion Migrants by 2050 and We Have No Idea Where They’ll Go
Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration — ProPublica
How climate change is driving emigration from Central America
The climate crisis, migration, and refugees
‘We’re moving to higher ground’: America’s era of climate mass migration is here
Climate Change Is Altering Migration Patterns Regionally and Globally
By 2070, More Than 3 Billion People May Live Outside the “Human Climate Niche”
If you are not certain on how to read a scientific paper, here is a helpful resource to give you some hints: How to (seriously) read a scientific paper
Articles must be properly cited with in-text citations. Here is a video to help if you’re not sure how to cite in APA format:
2. Analyze the points you collected from the articles. Focus on sections where you can make connections to Diamond’s five-point framework. Here is a link to the video we watched at the beginning of the semester to refresh your memory:
3. Using Diamond’s five-points, analyze the following questions/assumptions the potentially looming global migration crisis:
Understanding that anthropogenic climate change is a real issue, what responsibility do developed nations have in assisting/accepting climate migrants?
How is climate change adding pressures to already vulnerable societies?
4. Write a one page (500 word) analysis where you discuss the two questions above. I recommend that you open a word processing program like Word or Google Docs to write out your assignment and then “cut and paste” your response to Canvas.
Spacing: Single-spaced
Font: Times New Roman
Font size: 12 pt
Margins: 1-inch on all sides
Papers need to be written using proper spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
Worth 30 points.
