One of the fears of the civil disorder in Iraq was that it would lead to spill-over into the neighbouring countries. This has happened, according to
the Washington Post there are approximately two million Iraqi refugees
in Syria, Jordon, Lebanon, Iran and Egypt. In addition to the exodus, it is estimated that 1.7 million Iraqis have been displaced and forced to relocate within Iraq.
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Australia has a deplorable history with refugees, having lost all our national conscience and compassion at the hands of the Liberal government. With water levels rising due to global warming and climate change, we are slap bang in an area that will likely be the most affected. The
Carteret Islands of PNG are already having issues including starvation and loss of arable land to a rising ocean
. It is likely the 1,400 inhabitants of the islands will become the first climate change refugees.
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