Role of climate change in refugee crisis has taken a back seat to war and terror

The role of climate change in the refugee crisis has taken a back seat to war and terror. But Green Party leader Eamon Ryan argues that without radical action we are certain to face the mass displacement of millions of people.

If we are to be true to our hearts and rest the worst fears in our heads, then we need a response to the unfolding refugee crisis which matches the scale of the challenge that exists.

The images which shook the world last week brought home a story which has been breaking for years but which was out of sight and therefore out of our minds. To get our response right we have to expand our thinking out again, so we better understand what is going on and are more effective in what we do.