User:Squinn10/Climate migrant
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The definition and introductory content on this page do not effectively convey the gravity of the issue. I would make it clearer and more engaging to serve as a hook for readers to continue reading about the subject. Furthermore, the subheadings are not in a logical flow and could have better titles. An improved organizational structure with well-defined subheadings can enhance the readability and accessibility of the information.
The section that needs to be expanded the most is statistics by region. It needs more statistics, especially for individual countries experiencing large migrations due to climate change. This data can become a valuable reference for those seeking specific information on regional and country-level impacts of climate-induced migration.
Additionally, the section climate gentrification is an excerpt from the Wikipedia page on climate gentrification. There is a broom over it signifying that it is currently written as a personal essay, so this section would need to be edited for neutrality.
Planned work:
Intro section: First, relocate the definitions section to the intro section, removing redundant content. Speak to the urgency and importance of recognizing climate migrations as a growing issue in a neutral way. Mention topics that will be covered later in the page. Use more scholarly sources, instead of links from websites. Add its connection to climate change which will also serve as a transition into the next topic.
Causes of climate migration: Add this section. Most information will come from the climate change wiki page. But also focus specifically on why people have to move as a result of climate change. In 1990 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported that millions of people could be displaced by shoreline erosion, coastal flooding and agricultural disruption. Additionally, increased temperatures increased the capacity of the atmosphere to hold moisture, resulting in heavier rainstorms. An increase in the intensity of floods in low-lying areas would change shorelines and be catastrophic around the world. I will also edit climate justice and gentrification sections that are already written.
Global Statistics:
Use statistics to support that the world will have 150–200 million people displaced by climate change by 2050. For example, many people will be displaced by sea level rise, since the global sea level is rising approximately one-tenth of an inch each year. With changing shorelines people will be forced to move either within their country or to another. Additionally, I will create subsections of statistics by region with both historical displacement rates and predicted ones. Currently the article has Asia and the Pacific, North America, Central America and the Caribbean, South America, and Europe. I will add a section for Africa and the Middle East because both regions struggle with drought and intensifying temperature causing migration. Much work needs to be added to the existing sections so they are more uniform and well-written.
Planning for migration: This section does not cover exactly what planning for climate migration entails. Moving as a result of climate change is extremely restricted today. There is no established method of dealing with it. The main institution dealing with refugees is the United Nations, acting through the 1951 Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees. I would investigate and write about any other precedents that have been set in dealings with climate migrants. Developed nations that have large intakes of climate refugees should develop standards for the categorization and processing of migrants. Although, it is difficult to address the relationship between environmental degradation and forced migrations.
Political and legal perspectives: This section may become a subtopic of planning for migration depending on how much cross-over there is. Because there is no institutionalized way of dealing with climate refugees, policies need to be developed within nations. A new convention was proposed that would have both political and fiscal power to approach the climate refugee problem. I would also fuse the Global perceptions from possible countries of asylum and Perspective of countries taking immigrants sub sections together.
Society and culture: Currently, this section only has a few examples of movies and books that are related to climate migrants. Climate migrants evolve and change the cultures they find immigrate to, making significant cultural contributions. I would add more of the contributions such as movies, bookies, art pieces and discuss their underlying messages.
My sources are in my bibliography found here: User:Squinn10/Climate migrant/Bibliography