A proposal in New Zealand could trigger the era of ‘climate change refugees’

New Zealand could become the world’s first country to recognize climate change as an official reason to seek asylum, a government minister said in an interview on Tuesday. If implemented, up to 100 refugees per year would be admitted to the island nation on a newly created visa category. This may appear relatively insignificant, given that the […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/10/31/a-proposal-in-new-zealand-could-trigger-the-era-of-climate-change-refugees/