A teaching module to learn about climate refugees, specific examples of climate change-related migration, challenges in resettling climate refugees, and actions to help people displaced by climate change.
Students will read and discuss climate change as a humanitarian problem; examples of Syria, Kiribati, and Louisiana in the context of climate refugees and the challenges that they face; and possible actions that governments and people can adopt to tackle the crisis.
Use this tool to help your students find answers to:
- How has climate change affected Louisiana? What measures have been adopted to resettle the climate refugees? What are the challenges in resettlement?
- Discuss an example of how climate change could act as a “threat multiplier” in a particular region.
- What challenge is being faced by Kiribati , an island republic in the Central Pacific?
About the Tool
Tool Name | A Global Challenge: ‘Climate Refugees’ |
Discipline | Social Sciences; Humanities; Environmental Sciences; Geography |
Topic(s) in Discipline | Climate Refugees, Human Migration, Climate Justice |
Climate Topic | Climate and the Anthroposphere; Policies, Politics and Environmental Governance; Climate mitigation |
Type of Tool | Teaching Module |
Grade Level | High School |
Location | Global |
Alaska, Louisiana | |
Papua New Guinea, Kiribati | |
Language | English |
Translation | |
Developed by | Mimi Bluestone |
Hosted at | Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility |
Link | http://www.morningsidecenter.org/teachable-moment/lessons/global-challenge-climate-refugees |
Access | Online |
Computer Skills | Basic |