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Environmental refugees and Ecological Restoration Bookmarks per country: At this stage we only have information in the database for the underlined countries. Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Arctic Ocean Argentina Armenia Aruba Ashmore and Cartier Islands Atlantic Ocean Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, The Bahrain Baker Island Bangladesh Barbados Bassas da India Country Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Clipperton Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Cook Islands Coral Sea Islands Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt Country El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Europa Island Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern and Antarctic Lands Gabon Gambia, The Gaza Strip Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Glorioso Islands Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Country Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Holy See (Vatican City) Honduras Hong Kong Howland Island Hungary Iceland India Indian Ocean Indonesia Iran Irak Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Mayen Japan Jarvis Island Jersey Johnston Atoll Jordan Juan de Nova Island Kazakhstan Kenya Country Kingman Reef Kiribati Korea, North Korea, South Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Man, Isle of Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Midway Islands Moldova Country Monaco Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nauru Navassa Island Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pacific Ocean Pakistan Palau Palmyra Atoll Panama Papua New Guinea Paracel Islands Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Islands Poland Portugal Country Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia and Montenegro Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Southern Ocean Spain Spratly Islands Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tromelin Island Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands Wake Island Wallis and Futuna West Bank Western Sahara World Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Environmental refugees, milieuvluchtelingen, Экологические беженцы, réfugiés environnementaux, umweltflüchtlinge, refugiados medioambientales, refugiados ambientais, rifugiai ambientali. Environmental Refugees and Ecological Restoration per country Afghanistan: The Hamoun wetlands: http://www.gesource.ac.uk/worldguide/html/802_articles.html Zhare Dasht: Tens of thousands of internally diplaced persons in the southern border camp of Zahre Dash are seeking assistance to help them settle in an area they have lived in temporarily over the last two years. http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=44820&SelectRegion=Central_Asia Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Arctic Ocean Argentina #0004 Floodings in Santa Fe Region: Lower South America Location: The city of Santa Fe Time: 2003 [29^th April] Type: Acute, man induced Cause: Flooding of first order rivers due to bad land management. Amount: 200.000 Destination: Higher grounds Deaths: 2 Returned: - Sources: http://www.foei.org/media/2003/0506.html#top Armenia Aruba Ashmore and Cartier Islands Atlantic Ocean Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, The Bahrain Baker Island Bangladesh Barbados Bassas da India Country Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China #0002 Poison gas Chongqing Region: South-East Asia Location: The region of Chongqing Time: 2003 [27^th December] Type: Acute, man induced Cause: An explosion in a gas well spewing a poisonous mix of natural gas and hydrogen sulfide over mountainous Kaixian County of Chongqing as villagers were sleeping. Amount: 40.000 Destination: Surroundings Deaths: 243 Returned: 100% Sources: · Dutc Newspaper Volkskrant 27-12-2003 · Gas blowout survivors receive mental health care service http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-04/01/content_1396462.htm #0007 Construction of the Three Gorges Dam Region: South-East Asia Location: The Yangzte Valley Time: 2003 [10^th April] Type: Gradual, man induced Cause: The reservoir of the controversial Three Gorges Dam in China’s Yangzte Valley will start filling on April 10, aggravating already serious human rights problems in the resettlement areas. A new report documents that the resettlement problems of this publicly funded dam have not been resolved, and that the project construction is linked to systematic human rights violations. With a planned capacity of 18.200 megawatts, the Three Gorges Dam is the world’s largest power project. More than 1.2 million people and according to some estimates, up to 1.9 million people will have to be resettled for the project. Reservoir filling will continue to 2008.. Amount: 1.2 million up to 1.8 million Destination: Cities Deaths: - Returned: 0% Sources: · NGO’s decry human rights crisis at three gorges project http://www.foei.org/media/2003/0403.html · World Commission on large dams http://www.icold-cigb.org/Tgpbox.pdf Christmas Island Clipperton Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Cook Islands Coral Sea Islands Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt Country El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Europa Island Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern and Antarctic Lands Gabon Gambia, The Gaza Strip Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Glorioso Islands Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Country Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Holy See (Vatican City) Honduras Hong Kong Howland Island Hungary Iceland India #0005 New Delhi droughts Region: Asia Location: The region of New Delhi Time: 2003 [May] Type: Acute, climate & man induced Cause: Irregular and few monsoon rains, combined with a cut in the drinkwater supply from neighbouring countries caused a drinkwater shortage in villages around New Delhi. Amount: thousands Destination: New Delhi Deaths: - Returned: 100% Sources: · Dutch newspaper Volkskrant 09-05-2003 · Without plenty of rain, Indian economy won't shine http://www.reuters.com/locales/newsArticle.jsp?..storyID=4640617 #0012 Linking rivers Region: Asia Location: India Time: 2001 Type: Possible, man induced Cause: Australia has to promise it will accept the 10.000 residents of Tuvalu if sea level rise will inundate the small island state. Amount: 10.000 Destination: Australia, New Zealand Deaths: - Returned: 0% Sources: · Dutch newspaper Volkskrant juli 2003 · New Zealand has agreed to accept the exodus http://www.tai.org.au/../MRShunTuvalu101001.htm Indian Ocean Indonesia Iran #0003 Moving the capital Region: Middle-East Location: Teheran Time: 2004 Type: Possible, gradual, nature induced Cause: After the devastating earthquake in Bam the debate about moving the capital with it’s 12 million people from the quake zone. Iranian scientists warned more than 10 years ago that a powerful earthquake under the teeming city of 12 million people could claim 720,000 lives and paralyse the state. Amount: Millions Destination: Isfahan Deaths: - Returned: - Sources: · Iran considers moving capital from quake zone http://www.guardian.co.uk/../0,7369,1116676,00.html Iraq #0006 Basra swamps Region: Middle-East Location: South Iraq Time: 1991 Type: Gradual, man induced Cause: Deliberate draining and poisoning of swamps including violence against population. Saddam Hussein punished the Shia Muslims for their rebellion during the First Gulf War by destroying their habitat. Amount: 190.000 -360.000 Destination: Cities Deaths: - Returned: 5% Sources: · (Dutch Magazine Milieudefensie Magazine, mei 2003, page 12/13) · Assisting marsh arabs and refugees http://www.amarappeal.com and powerpoint presentation of restoration plan for the Marshes