billion people migration: war and climate change set off the largest migration wave in human history
In order to escape the advance of the Islamic State, a Kurdish family escaped from Syria and waited in a car to Türkiye. In September 2014, 150,000 Syrians (mostly Kurdish) arrived in Türkiye on a 72-hour journey. John. Stanmeier JOHN STANMEYER[Written by: Li Yongshi]
The population in the migration About 60,000 years ago, our ancestors set out from East Africa Rift Valley to embark on the first great adventure of Homo sapiens. They survived by hunting and gathering, mixed with the Neanderthals on the way, and finally arrived at the southernmost end of South America.
Winter 2013, Paul. Salopek intends to follow the footsteps of his ancestors, follow the route of the earth for the first time in a hike-and-track way along the route of mankind's exploration of the earth, and record what he saw and heard.
In nearly seven years, Paul has traveled more than 16,000 kilometers through the turbulent Middle East, meeting with many people who have lost their roots and listening to their stories. In this issue of the magazine's special report, Paul raised a thought-provoking question: "How strong is it? It can push people away from their homes, give up their love, and put all their property in their pockets and go into the unknown? This power is even stronger than the fear of death."
According to United Nations estimates, more than 1 billion people around the world migrate in their own countries or across borders, and in 2017, 68.5 million people were displaced to escape war, persecution, crime, and political turmoil. In addition, recent research by the World Bank estimates that by 2050, more than 140 million people in the sub-Saharan region of Africa, South Asia and Latin America will be forced to leave their hometowns due to the disaster caused by climate change. Just on the road to East Africa, East Africa, there may be tens of millions of climate refugees.
Human beings have been mobile since ancient times. The latest genetic research has confirmed that we are all descendants of immigrants, just like "Who was the earliest Europeans?" 〉The views raised by this report are both outdated in racism and border issues.
Now we are facing a huge wave of new immigrants. How will these migratory journeys shape another human population? Let’s think about Paul’s most common conversations with locals in India: “Who are you?” “Where are you from?” “Where are you going?”
Follow the “Out of Eden” plan via the website outofedenwalk.org.
Paul. Salopek launched his "Out of Eden" program in 2013, sponsored by National Geographic Society and Knight Foundation. He will continue to report stories of those who stay on the road. You can follow his journey through the website outofedenwalk.org.
