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MIGRANT ENVIRONNEMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Environment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- environmental refugee
1, record 1, English, environmental%20refugee
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- eco-refugee 2, record 1, English, eco%2Drefugee
correct
- eco-migrant 3, record 1, English, eco%2Dmigrant
correct
- environmental migrant 4, record 1, English, environmental%20migrant
see observation, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person forced to leave his or her place of residence, either temporarily or permanently, due to changes in the environment caused by ecological disasters, pollution or climate change. 5, record 1, English, - environmental%20refugee
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
environmental migrant: The UK [United Kingdom] section of UNHCR [United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees] acknowledges the existence of environmental refugees but stresses that there are fundamental differences between them and [Geneva Convention] refugees which should be kept distinct, thus preferring to define them as "environmental migrants." 6, record 1, English, - environmental%20refugee
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Even though some authors consider the terms "environmental refugee" and "climate refugee" to be synonyms, others consider "climate refugees" to be a subcategory of "environmental refugees." A "climate refugee" is a person forced to leave his or her place of residence, either temporarily or permanently, due to environmental disruptions caused by climate change such as a rise in sea level or drought. 5, record 1, English, - environmental%20refugee
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ecorefugee
- ecomigrant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
- Environnement
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réfugié de l'environnement
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9fugi%C3%A9%20de%20l%27environnement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- réfugié environnemental 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9fugi%C3%A9%20environnemental
correct, masculine noun
- réfugié écologique 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A9fugi%C3%A9%20%C3%A9cologique
correct, masculine noun
- écoréfugié 4, record 1, French, %C3%A9cor%C3%A9fugi%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- migrant de l'environnement 5, record 1, French, migrant%20de%20l%27environnement
see observation, masculine noun, less frequent
- migrant environnemental 6, record 1, French, migrant%20environnemental
see observation, masculine noun, less frequent
- migrant écologique 7, record 1, French, migrant%20%C3%A9cologique
see observation, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne forcée de quitter son lieu de résidence, de façon temporaire ou permanente, à cause de changements dans l'environnement entraînés par une catastrophe écologique, la pollution ou le changement climatique. 8, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9fugi%C3%A9%20de%20l%27environnement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
migrant environnemental : La section britannique du HCR [Haut Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés] reconnaît l'existence de réfugiés écologiques mais insiste sur les différences fondamentales entre ces derniers et les réfugiés au titre de la [Convention de Genève], estimant qu'il y a lieu d'établir une distinction et préférant les nommer «migrants écologiques». 7, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9fugi%C3%A9%20de%20l%27environnement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Bien que certains auteurs considèrent les termes «réfugié de l'environnement» et «réfugié du climat» comme étant synonymes, les «réfugiés du climat» seraient une catégorie de «réfugiés de l'environnement». Un «réfugié du climat» est une personne forcée de quitter son lieu de résidence, de façon temporaire ou permanente, à cause d'une dégradation de l'environnement directement liée aux changements climatiques, telle que la hausse du niveau de la mer ou la sécheresse. 8, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9fugi%C3%A9%20de%20l%27environnement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
migrant environnemental : désignation publiée au Journal officiel de la République française le 15 septembre 2020. 9, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9fugi%C3%A9%20de%20l%27environnement
Record 1, Key term(s)
- éco-réfugié
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciudadanía e inmigración
- Medio ambiente
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- refugiado ambiental
1, record 1, Spanish, refugiado%20ambiental
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- refugiado medioambiental 2, record 1, Spanish, refugiado%20medioambiental
correct, masculine noun
- refugiado ecológico 1, record 1, Spanish, refugiado%20ecol%C3%B3gico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Individuo que se ha visto forzado a dejar su hábitat tradicional, de forma temporal o permanente, debido a un marcado trastorno ambiental, ya sea a causa de peligros naturales y/o provocados por la actividad humana, […] poniendo en peligro su existencia y/o afectando seriamente su calidad de vida. 1, record 1, Spanish, - refugiado%20ambiental
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Existe una clara] distinción entre emigrantes ambientales y refugiados ambientales, [...] los emigrantes son aquellas personas que voluntaria y racionalmente han decidido su desplazamiento, mientras que el refugiado ambiental es aquella persona que se ve forzada, por causas ambientales extremas e irreversibles, a desplazarse. 1, record 1, Spanish, - refugiado%20ambiental
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
medioambiente; medio ambiente: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que las formas medioambiente y medio ambiente son correctas, aunque se prefiere la grafía simple. Las palabras que pierden su acento al pronunciarse junto a otras tienden a escribirse unidas, motivo por el cual medio ambiente […] forma medioambiente, […] de acuerdo con la Ortografía de la lengua española. [...] Por otro lado, cuando forma parte de una denominación oficial, se aconseja respetar la forma que aparece en el nombre [...] El plural de medioambiente es medioambientes y el adjetivo derivado es medioambiental, en una sola palabra. 3, record 1, Spanish, - refugiado%20ambiental
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