Sociology · Environmental Migrants
Which classification of migrants, as defined by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in the context of environmental change, is inaccurate?
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- 1Refugee or Asylum seeker: A person who flees across an international border due to a well-founded fear of ill-treatment based on their race, nationality, or political opinion.
- 2Environmental refugee: A person who moves voluntarily domestically for reasons of sudden environmental changes.✓
- 3Environmental Internally Displaced Person: A person who is forced to leave home due to environmental conditions but remains within the state of which he/she is a national.
- 4Migrant: A person who has moved across an international border or within a state away from his/her habitual place of residence.
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Environmental refugee: A person who moves voluntarily domestically for reasons of sudden environmental changes.
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