Reading Exercise - Climate Migrants

The writer describes as ‘climate migrants’ people who...

• choose to move to a country where natural disasters are less likely to happen.

• have no other choice but to move because of the effects of climate change.

• move abroad in search of a better lifestyle and better work opportunities.

• are worried about the future of the environment in their own country.

According to the writer, what challenges do Kiribati and Tuvalu, Bangladesh, and the USA have in common?

• Existing infrastructure is unable to manage water resources from rivers, canals, and lakes.

• Extremely long periods of dry weather are having a devastating effect on agriculture.

• Excessive deforestation is causing frequent landslides near mountain communities.

• Expanding flooding threatens the land due to rising water levels in oceans, rivers, or lakes.

The writer suggests that the main challenge for climate migrants is that...

• international laws related to the effects of climate change need to be updated.

• governments do not consider climate change a good enough reason for leaving a country.

• climate immigration is a recent issue that requires governments to create new laws

• many countries refuse to help climate migrants in such large numbers.

What does the writer imply about the UNHCR?

• They carry out very important work, but it does not give long-term solutions.

• They will soon be unable to support the increasing number of climate migrants.

• They should focus their work on preventing natural disasters.

• They can’t control climate immigration without the support of the government.

According to the writer, what is one challenge that makes it difficult to adapt to climate change?

• Many countries need financial help from abroad to apply solutions to climate immigration.

• Many climate migrants are against resettlement programs that require moving abroad.

• Some flood-related issues are not considered dangerous enough to require any adaptation.

• Drought-related issues require changes that communities are not prepared to make.

What does the writer want to highlight in the last paragraph?

• New Zealand is the only country making an effort to deal with climate immigration.

• The UN is making very slow progress in finding solutions despite their best efforts.

• Governments should not waste time trying to stop the effects of climate change.

• All countries should work together on a plan instead of working independently.