{"id":6912,"date":"2021-06-07T19:07:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T18:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cov19chronicles.com\/?p=6912"},"modified":"2023-04-26T17:37:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T16:37:30","slug":"encountering-hate-crime-under-lockdown-a-refugees-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cov19chronicles.com\/encountering-hate-crime-under-lockdown-a-refugees-story\/","title":{"rendered":"The Climate Crisis in Niger: Implications for Refugees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
This piece originated from a discussion about climate change with an asylum seeker from Niger who currently lives in Berlin. He asked his family to send photographs of the land they attempt to farm. the discussion led to a reconsideration of the intricate relation between environmental factors and the emergence of refugee crises.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n “The Sahelian rural population is considered to be one of the most vulnerable on earth [1,2]. This The Sahel, a belt from Senegal to Sudan, is on the frontline of climate change. The precarity of livelihoods results in extreme poverty and famine, as well as early marriages, high birth rates and conflicts between different ways of life that spill over into violence. Niger is one of the worst-hit countries in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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vulnerability is partly caused by the variability of the West African monsoon, the main water resource for
agriculture in these areas. During the 1970s and 1980s, the Sahelian population experienced several
droughts with severe consequences [3,4]. Since the end of 20th century, Sahelian countries have begun
suffering from the effects of heavy rains and devastating floods in many parts of the Niger basin.<\/em>” (1)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n