Causes of Refugees By Chanel & Nicole

A person who has fled their homeland because of political persecution.

Civil War

Military Problems

Corrupt Government

Economic Tensions

People forced to leave their country and seek refuge due to persecution based on race, nationality, religion, ethnicity.

Ethnic Conflict Arab-Israeli Conflict in Palestine

Human Rights Violations Poverty

People who have been forced to leave their homes due to an environmental disruption, e.g. natural disaster, that jeopardised their existence or seriously affected their quality of life.

Tsunamis

Earthquakes

Floods

A person displaced by climatically induced environmental disasters A person displaced by climatically induced environmental disasters. Such disasters result from incremental and rapid ecological change. Droughts Desertification Rising sea levels Extreme weather events

Rising Sea Levels

Droughts

Desertification Process in which fertile land becomes desert, deforestation, or inappropriate architecture.

Extreme weather events Bushfires Cyclones Tornados Extreme rain Heat waves Floods Dust storms Severe weather Winter weather