1. Causes of refugees
Taylor Denny

2. Political Government corruption War Civil war Military problems
Political opinions
Government control
Economic tensions
Member of a political/social group

3. Social Ethnic conflict Race- intolerance Religion- persecution Sex
Nationality
Human rights violations
Sexuality intolerance

4. Environment Natural disasters/stresses -droughts -floods -tsunamis
-cyclones
- earthquakes
“boxing day tsunami”
Nuclear disasters

5. Climate Rising sea levels Extreme weather events
-drought-desertification
-flooding
Diminishing water supplies
i.e. Cartert Island Papua-new-guinea