Africa: Climate Change Exacerbating Human Displament, says UNHCR
By Peter Omondi
The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concerns over the continued displacement of people due to the impact of climate change. Addressing a press conference on the sidelines of the Seventh African Development Forum (ADF VII) currently underway in Addis Ababa on the theme, Acting on Climate Change For Sustainable Development in Africa, Mr Chrysantus Ache, UNHCR Representative to the African Union and the UN Economic Commission for Africa said the issue of climate change and its impact on displacement has not been adequately addressed either in Copenhagen or at the ongoing forum. Continue reading Refugee agency decries the little attention being given to the impact of climate change on displacement