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12 Refuge 1 (1992-1993)

handle is hein.journals/rfgcjr12 and id is 1 raw text is: CANADA'S PERIODICAL ON REFUGEES Vol. 12, No.1 June 1992 SPECIAL ISSUE ENVIRONMENTAL REFUGEES This is the first Refuge issue devoted to Environmental Refugees. We are pleased to present a collection of articles that deal with environmental problems a in a wide range of countries across four continents, particularly Asia. In these articles, the approaches to the topic as well as the styles of writing vary a great deal. This editorial introduces some of the important issues raised by the contributors, as well as adding to the debate. From Natural Disasters To Ecocide We have tried to present these articles in a logical progression, going from a discussion of refugees fleeing natural disasters to those displaced by human- made causes, i.e. dams and other development schemes, and finally to those who are the victims of intentional environmental degradation or eco- cide. In discussing the people of Bangladesh fleeing their homelands after they have been devastated by PHOTO: V. LASSAILLY-JACOB cyclones and tidal surges, Muinul Islam Herdsmen in Mali moving to the South employs the term ecological refugees.