Climate Migration
Humanitarian crisis in Central America and the Caribbean
By Daniel Morales, investigative journalist
Following the devastating impact of Hurricane Maria in 2017 in Puerto Rico and agricultural problems in Central America due to climate change, millions of people – including María Báez and Miriam Mateo’s family – have migrated. Brenda Murphy, a journalist benefited by Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the U.S., highlights the instability of this legal status. With 200 million environmental migrants projected by 2050, a greater crisis looms.
Life here is really tough. It's extremely hard." This is how Miriam Mateo describes the reality she faces every day in El Barrial, a small village located in the municipality and department of Chiquimula, in the Guatemalan section of the Dry Corridor
"I felt... like a little bird that has been in a cage. Well cared for, well fed, without anything happening to it, protected, but then the door is opened and faced with the sensation of freedom, it can't do anything but go out and fly. Yes. For the first time,...
Leaving behind one's homeland and family is not easy when one is young, but to do so after reaching the age of 50 and arriving in an unknown place, with a language one does not master, and with a five-year-old grandchild with special needs can be a challenge that many...
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