By 2050, 200 Million Climate Refugees May Have Fled Their Homes. But International Laws Offer Them Little Protection

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By Katelyn WeisbrodNov 2, 2021, 5:00 am280 pts
Negotiators at COP26 are unlikely to deal with the challenges posed by climate migration, a failure that some experts say shows “a lack of political will.” By Moira Lavelle In recent years, tens of thousands of people have fled Central American countries like Guatemala and Honduras, leaving not just because…

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