Mapping The 31 Million People Displaced By Climate Change So Far | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation

Mapping The 31 Million People Displaced By Climate Change So Far | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation
Both rich and poor countries are affected by extreme weather, but the former will cope better, it notes. “In the U.S. following Hurricane Sandy, most of those displaced were able to find refuge in adequate temporary shelter while displaced from their own homes,” says Clare Spurrell, spokesperson for the group, in a press release. “Compare this to communities in Haiti, where hundreds of thousands are still living in makeshift tents over three years after the 2010 earthquake mega-disaster, and you see a very different picture."