Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
What are the terms used to label people whose reasons for migrating are related to climatic conditions/changes? In this video, Dr. François Gemenne and Dr. Caroline Zickgraf explain why 'climate refugee' is a taboo term and Dr. Yvonne Su gives a counter argument about why 'climate refugee' is a useful and important term for protecting people's rights.
This series was originally produced by Migration Matters e.V. for an Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange that invites refugees and non-refugee students from all over Europe and the Southern Mediterranean to learn together in an interactive, online classroom. These videos have been produced under a contract with the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, financed by the European Union’s budget. The opinions expressed are those of the contractor and do not represent the contracting authority’s official position.
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You are free (and encouraged!) to embed this video and use it for any non-commercial purposes.
Editorial & production: Sophia Burton, Bernadette Klausberger, Frankie Reid
Camera & sound: Julian Van Dieken
Edited by: Karoline Schulz
Graphics by: Anna van Odijk
Music by: Justin Wright
German subtitling by: alias film & sprachtransfer
French subtitling by: Alice Falourd
Arabic subtitling by: Ibrahim Fayyad
Additional research by: Romy St John, Maya Richtermoc
Produced by: Migration Matters e.V. 2020
Photography:
"Provence view" by Kiwi Mikex is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0
"Cannes Beach" by Clover_1 is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
What are the terms used to label people whose reasons for migrating are related to climatic conditions/changes? In this video, Dr. François Gemenne and Dr. Caroline Zickgraf explain why 'climate refugee' is a taboo term and Dr. Yvonne Su gives a counter argument about why 'climate refugee' is a useful and important term for protecting people's rights.
This series was originally produced by Migration Matters e.V. for an Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange that invites refugees and non-refugee students from all over Europe and the Southern Mediterranean to learn together in an interactive, online classroom. These videos have been produced under a contract with the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, financed by the European Union’s budget. The opinions expressed are those of the contractor and do not represent the contracting authority’s official position.
Please visit migrationmatters.me to learn more about our work and subscribe to our courses.
You are free (and encouraged!) to embed this video and use it for any non-commercial purposes.
Editorial & production: Sophia Burton, Bernadette Klausberger, Frankie Reid
Camera & sound: Julian Van Dieken
Edited by: Karoline Schulz
Graphics by: Anna van Odijk
Music by: Justin Wright
German subtitling by: alias film & sprachtransfer
French subtitling by: Alice Falourd
Arabic subtitling by: Ibrahim Fayyad
Additional research by: Romy St John, Maya Richtermoc
Produced by: Migration Matters e.V. 2020
Photography:
"Provence view" by Kiwi Mikex is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0
"Cannes Beach" by Clover_1 is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
