The World Bank is sounding the alarm: if nothing is done to stop the spiral of global warming, millions of people will be forced into exodus.
Climate change marked by extreme events (drought, floods, hurricanes, etc.) has a major impact on migration, because it endangers the livelihoods of the most exposed populations, especially affecting poor people who live in settlements. precarious.
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The international organization puts forward figures for 2050 in a report published on Monday - in addition to the one unveiled in 2018 - which covers travel within countries;
it does not address cross-border movements and focuses on six major geographic regions.
Climatic constraints could force 216 million people to leave their land.
Sensitive areas could appear as early as 2030 and will continue to intensify by 2050. Sub-Saharan Africa will be the most affected continent
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