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    Nathanael Owen Chandra addresses the United Nations on the issue of climate refugees for Bangladesh. An increasing number of people are being displaced within their own countries due to climate change events like droughts and flooding. While the UNHCR has provided some aid, there is no formal legal recognition of climate refugees. Bangladesh in particular has seen hundreds of thousands displaced due to frequent flooding in Dhaka. Chandra proposes a new project called "Fortifying Families: Free From Flooding" where climate refugees would be relocated to underpopulated areas and infrastructure would be built to make the areas habitable, providing long-term solutions over just temporary aid.

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    Nathanael Owen Chandra addresses the United Nations on the issue of climate refugees for Bangladesh. An increasing number of people are being displaced within their own countries due to climate change events like droughts and flooding. While the UNHCR has provided some aid, there is no formal legal recognition of climate refugees. Bangladesh in particular has seen hundreds of thousands displaced due to frequent flooding in Dhaka. Chandra proposes a new project called "Fortifying Families: Free From Flooding" where climate refugees would be relocated to underpopulated areas and infrastructure would be built to make the areas habitable, providing long-term solutions over just temporary aid.

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    The People’s Republic of Bangladesh

    Council: United Nations Hu


    Topic: Addressing the Issues of Climate Refugees
    Name: Nathanael Owen Chandra

    Background and Past Action:


    A staggering 59.1 million people were displaced within their own countries in 2021.1
    The cause of this is none other than climate change, these unfortunate souls seeking refuge
    are recognized as climate refugees. Despite its designation, the International Refugee Law
    does give legal recognition to these desperate souls whatsoever due to their definition of
    refugee (group of individuals being forced to leave their countries due to persecution).2
    Recognized or not, these climate refugees deserve an immediate response by the masses due
    to its ever increasing numbers. Climate change is the primary reason behind the hardships
    faced by climate refugees. It leads to more frequent and severe droughts, flooding from rising
    sea levels, and destructive wildfires. These events force people to leave their beloved homes
    in search of safety, illustrating the harsh effects of climate change, and emphasising on its
    urgency.
    The UNHCR has done several actions in the past to deal with climate-induced
    displacement. Past actions such as deploying relief teams to aid in Central America, Mexico
    as there were 3 million people affected by Hurricane Eta throughout 2020. Acts like these
    have helped reduce the negative effects it had on people.

    Status Quo:
    The People’s Republic of Bangladesh acknowledges the urgency of climate refugees
    as a significant problem the country is facing. Over the past three decades, the capital city
    Dhaka has been a prominent location for displacement due to floods frequently occurring
    because of the rising sea levels. Most of which are happening in slums with hundreds and
    thousands of people dwelling within. The frequent occurrence of floods amplifies the climate
    change crisis as Bangladesh is already 75% underwater.
    Projects such as One House, One Family at a time has aided these climate refugees in
    seeking a new permanent home, away from the flood. Dutch NGO Stichting FortUna which
    The People’s Republic of Bangladesh
    Council: United Nations Hu
    Topic: Addressing the Issues of Climate Refugees
    Name: Nathanael Owen Chandra

    has been matched by DS. Together these funds will provide rights-based land and housing
    solutions for two climate-displaced families (12 persons) in South-Eastern Bangladesh. It
    only takes $8,400 to give climate refugees a new life starting with land, solar energy, and
    access to clean water.

    Resolution:
    Instead of aids temporarily solving the problem, or allocate refugees to other countries
    to give them the problem to solve Bangladesh suggests a project, Fortifying Families: Free
    From Flooding (5F Movement), is a project in which a country can allocate some of their
    government funds or gain monetary funds from other countries in building a flood proof
    suburban housing. Since most countries have at least one underpopulated region, these
    climate refugees can be allocated to these regions where infrastructures will be built to make
    it a habitable place for the refugees. Refugees will be paid by helping in the construction, and
    solve underemployment problems as well.
    This 5F Movement is not only applicable to The People’s Republic of Bangladesh, but
    to other countries as well facing similar problems. By being involved in the General
    Assembly of the United Nations, these problems will be recognized and aid will soon be
    given. It is not a matter of planning anymore, but a matter of act. The sooner this project
    starts, the sooner the problem gets resolved.
    The People’s Republic of Bangladesh
    Council: United Nations Hu
    Topic: Addressing the Issues of Climate Refugees
    Name: Nathanael Owen Chandra

    Bibliography:

    UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. (2022). Global Trends Forced
    Displacement 2021. Retrieved from https://www.unhcr.org/global-trends

    UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. (2021). The 1951 Refugee
    Convention. Retrieved from
    https://www.unhcr.org/about-unhcr/who-we-are/1951-refugee-convention

    United Nations Development Programme. (n.d.). Climate Change and Displacement.


    Retrieved from
    https://www.undp.org/stories/navigating-disaster-displacement-asia-turning-cities-green

    One House, One Family at a time - DS Action. Retrieved from


    https://www.displacementsolutions.org/news/categories/one-house-one-family

    The Third Pole. (2018). Retrieved from


    https://www.thethirdpole.net/en/climate/stability-eludes-climate-refugees-in-bangladeshs-sink
    ing-cities/

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