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Climate refugees need global protection – with or without the US

This week, civil society leaders from around the world met in Suva, Fiji, and made a global declaration on climate change induced displacement. Español

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A rally by the organisation "No Climate Change" dresses up as US President Donald Trump, riding a vehicle being pulled by "polar bears" in Bonn, Germany, 11 November 2017. Photo: Bernd Thissen/DPA/PA Images. All rights reserved.

This article is part of our series on the 2017 International Civil Society Week, where CIVICUS and the Pacific Islands Association of non-Governmental Organisations (PIANGO) brought civil society members and activists from around the world together to discuss some of the key challenges our planet is facing. You can see more of what came out of the event here.

The United States’ abandonment of global migration and climate change agreements in the same year could be disastrous for climate refugees.