ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses how activism can consist of sharing knowledge—the knowledge of local sufferings—and connecting that knowledge to global forums of action. It considers all sorts of climate change-induced uprooted people as climate refugees; they may be both internally displaced peoples and cross-border migrants. The chapter provides the true story of Bangladeshi-born climate refugees who have already been displaced from their homes due to climate change-induced disasters, and the response to their sufferings at the national and international levels. Some climate scientists and policymakers from climate-affected countries, who were adamant in demanding refugee status for climate victims at many international conferences in the early 2000s, have surprisingly made a complete U-turn from their previous position. The chapter concludes by presenting two opposing views: one from the viewpoint of Bangladeshi climate scientists and policymakers, and the other from the perspective of climate victims who have been uprooted from their living places due to climate change-induced disasters.
