Trump Administration Restricts Entry From 22 of 39 Climate-Vulnerable Nations
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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 19
Trump Administration Restricts Entry From 22 of 39 Climate-Vulnerable Nations
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 19
Summary
Twenty-two of the 39 countries facing full or partial US entry restrictions rank in the world’s most climate-vulnerable quarter, according to a Guardian analysis citing Notre Dame adaptation data.
That concentration suggests Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is falling heavily on populations already at high risk of displacement from storms, floods and droughts worsened by climate change.
The pattern comes as the administration is also pushing policies to expand fossil-fuel use, linking tougher border controls with a broader agenda critics say intensifies the drivers of climate migration.
Millions of people are already being forced to flee climate-related disasters, making the overlap between US restrictions and climate vulnerability a wider test of how rich countries respond to climate displacement.