Environmental migration as a complex challenge

  • Zsófia Bende
  • Árpád Muhoray

Abstract

The modern world and researches both have expansive knowledge in the motivation and circumstances of refugees. Not only they are motivated by political and economic reasons but also there are a lot of refugees forced by environmental resons to leave their homes. The increasing number of environmental refugees shows that modern society and the natural self-containing system of Planet Earth are not concordant. Conclusively suggesting that, worldwide thinking and action is needed in terms of migrations and its impact upon the environment. What are the most significant reasons? Which of these can be prevented? What international efforts have benn made to prevent or moderate this issue?

Published
2014-12-31
Section
Rendvédelem és Katasztrófavédelem