Climate change, sea level rise, megacities under climate stress – these burning issues are discussed at international conferences, in international research institutes and during high level international political summits to safeguard the environment and to develop solutions especially for poor people living in the most vulnerable areas. But instead of linking sustainable economic development with opportunities for survival and wealth for all citizens, some policies and actions tend to ignore the poorer segments of society and even subject them to forced evictions from their homes under the pretext of protecting their lives from climate change impacts.
