climate migrant
noun [ C ] uk/ˈklaɪ.mət ˌmaɪ.ɡrənt/ us/ˈklaɪ.mət ˌmaɪ.ɡrənt/
（因气候变迁而不得不移居他处的）气候移民
someone who moves to a new country or area because climate change has made it very difficult for them to continue to live or work where they are
According to one prediction, there will be 200 million climate migrants by 2050. 根据一项预测，到2050年将有2亿气候移民。
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- Climate migrants account for at least a third of rural dwellers flooding to Dhaka.
- Climate migrants are people who have to leave their homes because they have become uninhabitable.
- The majority of climate migrants are likely to come from rural areas, as their livelihoods often depend on climate sensitive sectors.
- The report warns that 143 million people may soon become climate migrants.