Refugee in Central Budapest
The causes of the Syrian civil war are multiple and complex, but there is evidence that a powerful climate-linked drought forced people into cities creating the conditions of the initial uprising, and this scene shows a powerful personal connection between people and climate impacts.
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WHAT IT SHOWS: Many Syrian refugees travelled through Hungary as they fled. Keleti train station became a key place as refugees tried to board trains to Germany, where they hoped to seek asylum. This image shows Hungarian police preventing refugees entering the train station before Germany agreed to accept more refugees.
Photo by
Michael Gubi (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Principles:
Climate change impacts are emotionally powerful
Show 'real people', not staged photo-ops
Tell new stories