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Module B: Activism  • 497 También hay que reconocer que en algunos casos, el cambio climático puede conducir a otros conflictos entre países. Por ejemplo, si un país sufre inundaciones, 29 puede producir un gran número de refugiados. La frontera entre India y Bangladés es un ejemplo; hay una barrera en construcción por la India, y han surgido conflictos violentos porque hay mucha gente que quiere salir de las zonas afectadas por la destrucción de la tierra cultivable. Cierto o Falso 1. Experts have been examining data that distinguish political refugees from environmental refugees. 2. There were around twenty-five million environmental refugees in the 1990s. 3. Norman Myers and Francois Gemenne worked together to determine there would be approximately two hundred million environmental refugees in 2050. Explica 4. Name three causes of displacement mentioned in the article. __________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Regarding the rights of environmental refugees, what is the position of the UN? (The UN in Spanish is ONU.) ______________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. The article briefly mentions India and Bangladesh. Based on what little information is provided, what can we guess has occurred there? What is the situation like now? ________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ If you are familiar with the situation beyond what is written in the article, what more can you tell us? Use as much Spanish as possible in your explanation. 29 floods