West Africa: Climate Change and Migration

  West Africa   In West Africa, where many people work in industries susceptible to climate-related weather extremes and sea level rise, the climate problem and migration are becoming more acute. As climate change worsens, it is posing a danger to livelihoods, which feeds conflicts and drives people in poor nations north, where circumstances are, at least temporarily, more manageable. The climate disaster is being felt in real time in West Africa, where people are fleeing for their lives and seeking assistance. In the article that I found it discusses, although there is growing agreement that migration policies in the north should not be focused only on reducing flows from poor nations , the impact of high emissions from the global north and middle-income emerging market economies on countries in the south is frequently disregarded. It is time to accept the fact that today's most significant cause of livelihood loss in poor nations is climate change. So, it should come as no ...