Damian Carrington — Climate change will stir 'unimaginable' refugee crisis, says military

Climate change is set to cause a refugee crisis of “unimaginable scale”, according to senior military figures, who warn that global warming is the greatest security threat of the 21st century and that mass migration will become the “new normal”.

The generals said the impacts of climate change were already factors in the conflicts driving a current crisis of migration into Europe, having been linked to the Arab Spring, the war in Syria and the Boko Haram terrorist insurgency.

Military leaders have long warned that global warming could multiply and accelerate security threats around the world by provoking conflicts and migration. They are now warning that immediate action is required....

The Guardian
Climate change will stir 'unimaginable' refugee crisis, says military

Damian Carrington

Rich countries should prepare for levels of mass migration like those hitting Europe, but it could be the key to global economic growth, a report by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund says.

Inequality will continue to drive migrants toward developing states, the report explains, but these flows have the potential to reverse demographic imbalances, boost prosperity and ultimately end extreme poverty, according to Development Goals in an Era of Demographic Change, released in Peru at the start of the annual meetings of the World Bank and the IMF.…

"If countries with aging populations can create a path for refugees and migrants to participate in the economy, everyone benefits, Most of the evidence suggests that migrants will work hard and contribute more in taxes than they consume in social services," World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said in a press release. "With the right set of policies, this era of demographic change can be an engine of economic growth," he added.

Putting a good face on it.

CNBC
Get set for decades of migration: World Bank, IMF
Kalyeena Makortoff