Director/Producer: François-Xavier Trégan

Description:

Already more than thirty million people flee their villages, regions or countries every year because of climate change. By 2050, it's estimated there will be between 200 million and one billion climate refugees. As extreme weather threatens the lives of hundreds of millions of people, how can the world best respond? Faced with these migrations, the international community seems incapable of agreeing on the definition of a “climate refugee” and suitable compensation for them. Currently, climate refugees are not covered by the 1951 Refugee Convention. The specter of waves of unrestrained migration is brandished for populist purposes to justify the locking of borders. But, in the absence of a global response, the countries and regions most affected by the climate change/migration problem are taking the initiative. 

Biography:

François-Xavier Tregan studied history at the University of Bordeaux and at the National Institute of Oriental Languages ​​and Civilizations in Paris. From 1992 to 1998, he was a researcher at the French Institute for Arab Studies in Damascus, Syria. He then worked as a reporter in Yemen from 2007 to 2015, serving as a special correspondent for Le Monde from 2011 to 2015. He has contributed to numerous media outlets, including Arte, XXI, L’Express, Le Nouvel Observateur, GEO, RTS and Radio Canada. He also produces for the France Culture documentary series “La Série Documentaire.” His work has earned him several nominations, notably for the Bayeux-Calvados Award for War Correspondents, FIGRA, IDFA, the Frontline Prize and Primed.

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