Focus on Climate Change Displacement: New Books, Journal Articles, Past Events, Working Papers

Books/Chapters:

"Climate Change and Migration: Emerging Patterns in the Developing World," by Clionadh Raleigh and Lisa Jordan, chapter 4 in Social Dimensions of Climate Change: Equity and Vulnerability in a Warming World (World Bank, 2010) [full-text]
- Also available via Google Books.

"The Curious Phenomenon of 'Environmental Migration/Displacement' and the Role of International Law in Cross-Border Protection," by Michèle Morel and Frank Maes, chapter 14 in Global Justice and Sustainable Development (Martinus Nijhoff, Oct. 2010) [info]

Ecoprofughi: Migrazioni forzate di ieri, di oggi, di domani = Eco-refugees: Forced Migrations Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, by Valerio Calzolaio (NdA Press, Oct. 2010) [info]
- See also announcement via IPSNews.

Environment, Forced Migration and Social Vulnerability, ed. by Tamer Afifi and Jill Jäger (Springer, Aug. 2010) [info]
- Based on 2008 conference.

Environmental Justice and the Rights of Ecological Refugees, by Laura Westra (Earthscan, June 2009) [info]
- Part I looks at "Present Refugee Law: Political and Legal Issues and Problems"; Part II discusses the interface between "Ecological Refugees and Refugee Law"; and Part III considers "The Way Forward: Existing Legal Instruments and New Provisions."

Journal Articles:

"'Climate Refugees'? Addressing the International Legal Gaps," International Bar News (June & August 2009) [Part I] [Part II]

"Ecological Refugees, States Borders, and the Lockean Proviso," Journal of Applied Philosophy, vol. 27, no. 4, November 2010 [abstract]
- See also Towards Recognition blog post re. a preprint version of this article.

"'Environmental Refugees': Key Debates and the Contributions of Geographers," Geography Compass, vol. 4, no. 7, July 2010 [abstract]

Past Events:

8th IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium, Ghent University, 14-16 September, 2010 [info]
- Panel 34 focused on "Environmental Migrants" and included the following presentations: "Protecting Environmental Migrants: Recent Findings from the UN Institute for the Environment and Human Security" and "Climate Refugees, Challenges of a New Category of Displaced Persons." Full-text papers should eventually be posted.

"Protecting Environmental Migrants: Creating New Policy and Institutional Frameworks," Summer Academy on Social Vulnerability, Munich, 25 – 31 July 2010 [report]
- See also links in sidebar.

Working Papers:

Displacement with Dignity: International Law and Policy Responses to Climate Change Migration and Security in Bangladesh, Sydney Law School Research Paper, no. 10/113 (University of Sydney, Nov. 2010) [text via SSRN]

Migration and Climate Change: An Overview, Working Paper, no. 79 (Compas, 2010) [text]
- Note: A book on this topic by the same authors is forthcoming from UNESCO.

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.