“We rely on the sea but there is nothing left in this sea.”
In Senegal, rising sea temperatures and years of overfishing have depleted the country’s stocks of fish which are crucial to the economy and the population’s diet. A third of the country lives in poverty, and even with an education, it’s difficult for many to find sustainable jobs.
That’s why Djiby, a Senegalese man, told ABC News that he saw no other choice but to embark on a small wooden boat called a pirogue, hoping to reach Spain’s Canary Islands via the Atlantic.
“I’m going to Spain to support my family," he told ABC News before he set out for his journey.
The Canary Islands are roughly a thousand miles away from the shorelines of Senegal. It’s also one of the most used routes by migrants hoping to reach Europe, according to international migration experts. But the journey across the water is dangerous, and at worse, deadly.
Yea, this is one of the things that baffles me about racist conservatives - if you genuinely fear the great replacement theory then, logically, you’d be extremely invested in fighting climate change. The obvious answer is that racist conservatives are acting illogically and don’t care… but it baffles me that none of their pundits has reversed course on it.
But if they fight climate change, their oil and gas investments will be hit. Who would want that? /s
Why do you think they’re so big on “border protection”?
They just plan on going open season on climate refugees if given the chance.
Maybe this is why building a wall is so important to them.