What is the relationship between climate change and migration?
I can explain how migration and climate change are linked.
- Year 9
What is the relationship between climate change and migration?
I can explain how migration and climate change are linked.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Climate change refers to long-term changes in the Earth’s climate system. It is mostly caused by human activities.
- These changes can affect human health, food and water supplies, and people’s ability to live in certain areas.
- As a result, climate change is becoming a growing push factor for migration, forcing people to leave their homes.
- Some people migrate temporarily or permanently within their own country, while others cross international borders.
- Climate refugees are not recognised by law. Many face difficulties with migration, such as a lack of legal protection.
Keywords
Climate change - the long-term changes in the Earth's weather patterns and temperatures, often caused by human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation and pollution
Migration - the movement of people from one place to another, for example, moving from one country to another
Common misconception
Anyone forced to leave their home because of a risk to life is automatically recognised as a refugee and protected by international law.
People who migrate due to environmental reasons are not currently recognised as refugees under the 1951 Refugee Convention. That law only protects people fleeing persecution based on, for example, race, religion, nationality, political opinion.
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Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision required
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1. is when people move from one place to another to live.
Q2.Which of these is a reason why people might migrate?
Q3.What type of migration happens when people move within the same country?
Q4.Put these types of migration in order from smallest distance to largest.
Q5.Match the type of migration to the correct example.
Q6.What is one possible consequence of climate change for people living near the coast?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the word or phrase to its definition.
