Shhh!! Don’t call it climate action — again This omerta on use of the “c” word in domestic U.S. political debate also reared its head as a panel wrestled with the little-known fact that more people become refugees because of devastating weather events than because of war. U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said even senators with little concern for humanitarian crises acknowledge “this is creating instability in places where American security interests are implicated.” “*I can get bipartisan support* for security partnerships that also have beneficial humanitarian impacts. I can also get them to talk about extreme weather resilience, disaster preparation, and recovery — *as long as I don’t use the word climate*.” After a collective wince went around the audience for the debate entitled “Navigating Climate-Induced Migration,” Schatz added sheepishly: “I know it’s goofy, I apologize for that, but whatever gets people to the place where they can deal with the reality on the ground, I’m willing to do it.” Amy Pope, director-general of the International Organization for Migration <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGYszLyF3cBRT3fnzGqqsfN1d6i2kFR_hR2boQjZphtKkBL3ZQkXf-DrJ9kDlJ68x0-S392ytc=>, agreed there is *widespread ignorance of how the climate crisis is weakening everyone’s security* — and that this, if overcome, offered a potential way forward: “When people recognize that there are serious security implications from failing to act, then maybe we see some action.”