{"id":2584,"date":"2025-03-15T16:15:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T16:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climigrant.org\/?page_id=2584"},"modified":"2025-04-22T16:20:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T16:20:05","slug":"appendix-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/climigrant.org\/en\/toolkit\/appendix-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Appendix 1: Key concepts and definitions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2584\" class=\"elementor elementor-2584 elementor-2165\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67d8349b outil-header elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67d8349b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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menu-item-2674\"><a href=\"https:\/\/climigrant.org\/en\/toolkit\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2677\"><a href=\"https:\/\/climigrant.org\/en\/toolkit\/section-i\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Section I<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2678\"><a href=\"https:\/\/climigrant.org\/en\/toolkit\/ii\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Section II<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2679\"><a href=\"https:\/\/climigrant.org\/en\/toolkit\/iii\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Section III<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2680\"><a href=\"https:\/\/climigrant.org\/en\/toolkit\/iv\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Section IV<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2681\"><a 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class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Appendix 3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1a0a3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1a0a3c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c16810\" data-id=\"7c16810\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e25f04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e25f04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this appendix, you will find a thematic list of some of the key concepts (and their definitions) needed to understand climate change and climate migration. It may be useful for older students to define some of these concepts themselves, and each definition can be adapted to suit the needs of different age groups.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ab5634 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ab5634\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Anthropogenic<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This adjective, which is often used in debates about climate change, simply means \u201cresulting from human activity.\u201d As such, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">anthropogenic <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">climate change is caused by human activity, as opposed to climate change brought on by natural phenomena such as a volcanic eruption or changes in solar radiation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0392ae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0392ae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Climate<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The climate is defined as the average of the weather conditions (temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind, etc.) experienced in a given region over a period of at least thirty years. This is very different from what we call the weather. A meteorologist will provide a forecast of expected weather in a limited area over a short period of time, whereas a climatologist will use statistics collected over a very long period to study past and future climate variations over vast regions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4d5fb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4d5fb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Climate change and environmental impact<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The climate has changed a lot over the history of the Earth: our planet has been very warm or very cold over long periods, even before the arrival of human beings. Recent climate change is different. A (very large) number of scientific studies have shown that temperatures on Earth have been increasing faster than ever before, and that this is the result of human (anthropogenic) activity. Over the past several centuries, we have used petroleum, natural gas, and coal to heat our homes, move around, and power our factories, thus releasing a gas called carbon dioxide (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span lang=\"en\">CO<sub>2<\/sub><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) into the Earth\u2019s atmosphere. This \u201cgreenhouse gas,\u201d however, has trapped heat in our atmosphere, increasing global temperatures and changing the climate!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warming temperatures have an impact on the weather conditions on Earth; the frequency, intensity, and duration of extreme weather events (heatwaves, storms\u2026) have been increasing. This has also affected our environment. For example, higher temperatures have melted Arctic ice, which has led to rising sea levels worldwide\u2014homes and buildings located along coastlines and rivers now risk being flooded or even engulfed. Warming temperatures and decreased rainfall are also linked to droughts and increased risk of forest fires, which may trigger smog or air pollution in cities located nearby or even hundreds of kilometres away.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84d21f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84d21f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Fossil fuels and greenhouse gases (GHGs)<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For millions of years, plants and other organisms have been decomposing under layers of earth and rock, creating what we know as coal, petroleum, and natural gas. We consider these to be non-renewable sources of energy, because they are formed over millions of years and their supply is limited. These fuels are generally used in combustion processes, meaning that we burn them to heat our homes, move around, and produce goods. The combustion of fossil fuels is one of the main sources of greenhouse gases (GHGs): when we burn coal or petroleum, we emit <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span lang=\"en\">CO<sub>2<\/sub><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (or carbon dioxide), which heats up the atmosphere and is a leading cause of anthropogenic climate change.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2742fbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2742fbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Internal climate displacement<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Internal climate displacement includes all climate-induced migration that occurs within the borders of a single country. Such displacement can be temporary or permanent.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce978d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dce978d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Climate justice<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you know who is most affected by climate change? Although the last few years have shown that no one is safe from its effects, certain regions of the world are more impacted than others. This is the case for a number of densely populated countries and regions of the Global South, where many people are already vulnerable because of their socioeconomic status. Moreover, these countries have contributed the least to global GHG emissions, which brings up questions of equity and \u201cclimate justice.\u201d Many believe that the countries, industries, and corporations that have economically benefited the most from emission-heavy activity have the responsibility to help other countries and populations fight climate change and adapt to its impacts (see the definition of Adaptation strategies below).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to consider other aspects of climate justice, we must ask ourselves: Do we all experience the impacts of climate change equally? For instance, do you have access to a place where you can cool down in the middle of a heatwave? Are there parks and greenery near your home? Are you able to move around with ease and without assistance? Do you have enough money to buy an air conditioner? Do you have any health conditions that could worsen due to excess heat? Income, social class, education level, location, age, and disability are but a few examples of the factors that will affect an individual\u2019s or community\u2019s resilience in the face of climate change and its health impacts.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indeed, climate justice is a global\/international issue, both in terms of the moral responsibilities of large GHG emitters and the inequitable distribution of the means and resilience of different populations and individuals in the face of climate change.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48a8a89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48a8a89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Mitigation strategies<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the first measures that we can take to curb climate change is to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Any strategies that aim primarily to reduce our use of fossil fuels, such as coal and petroleum\u2014important sources of GHG emissions\u2014are mitigations measures. Walking or biking instead of driving, for example, are mitigation measures!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89fc9a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89fc9a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Adaptation strategies<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adaptation strategies aim to prevent and mitigate the impacts of climate change, either with the intention of protecting the environment or the health\/well-being of populations. Such measures include cultivating resilient plant varieties, improving water use and storage to fight drought, building levees to protect coastlines and infrastructure from flooding, reducing wildfire risk, developing heatwave or storm response measures to assist local populations, and many others. Even displacement, that is, migrating away from an area affected by climate change, is considered an adaptation measure. It is important to remember, however, that displacement must be an <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">active choice<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that will effectively improve the life circumstances of migrants.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d9fdba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d9fdba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Migrant<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any person who leaves their primary place of residence to go live elsewhere, for any reason, is considered a migrant. These displacements may be temporary or permanent, and migrants may travel great distances (e.g., internationally), or move within the same area (e.g., to a nearby city, a hotel, or a friend\u2019s house).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-593b0ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"593b0ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Climate migrant<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A climate migrant is a person who has chosen or been forced to move in order to escape the effects of climate change on their life or place of residence (e.g., frequent flooding, droughts that impede agriculture, destructive storms that may have destroyed their home, etc.). Climate migration is not covered by any specific legal status.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1a0686 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1a0686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Non-status or Undocumented migrant<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to enter and settle in Canada, migrants must fit the criteria linked to one of the many legal migrant categories. Those who are not authorized to stay in the country, whether temporarily or permanently, or whose visa has expired are often called \u201cundocumented\u201d migrants.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-021bea4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"021bea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Asylum seeker<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asylum seekers are persons who have fled their country and applied for protection as refugees, but are still awaiting an immigration decision. Refugee status can only be obtained by individuals who are able to prove that they cannot return to their home country for fear of persecution as a result of their race, religion, nationality, political beliefs, or their affiliation to a particular social group. Asylum seekers are considered temporary residents until they obtain refugee status. If their request is denied, they will be legally and officially required to leave the country.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db9bb16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db9bb16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Temporary resident<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any person authorized to enter and remain in Canada on a temporary basis. This includes foreign workers, international students, and migrants awaiting their refugee status.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2cc089 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2cc089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Permanent resident<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A permanent resident is any person authorized to remain in Canada indefinitely. This status can be obtained through any one of the various legal pathways to permanent residency, such as sponsorship by a family member who already has permanent residency or citizenship (family reunification programs). Under certain conditions, it is possible for economic migrants (defined below) or international students to obtain permanent residency as well. Migrants with refugee status are also considered permanent residents.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important to note, however, that effective paths to permanent residency have decreased in recent years, especially on the provincial level.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a72579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a72579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Economic migrant<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legally, an economic migrant is a person who fits specific criteria that grant them the right to enter and gain employment in a given country. However, this term is sometimes used pejoratively to denote migrants who entered a country <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">illegally<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the sole intention of improving their economic circumstances. We should be careful when using such terminology. The reasons people choose to migrate are often very complex: someone who can no longer farm their land as a result of a drought is not only seeking to improve their \u201ceconomic\u201d circumstances. In addition, there are many <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">legal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ways for economic migrants to obtain permanent residency.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this appendix, you will find a thematic list of some of the key concepts (and their definitions) needed to understand climate change and climate migration. It may be useful for older students to define some of these concepts themselves, and each definition can be adapted to suit the needs of different age groups. 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