More on Climate Displacement: Past Events, Publications

The UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico is over. For a brief summary of what the meetings accomplished, read this post on IntLawGrrls.: Winning & losing (mostly losing) in Cancun. See also this related op ed in the Sydney Morning Herald by Jane McAdam, written partly in response to a news story in The Observer.

Also from Jane McAdam is her presentation on "Climate Change Displacement and International Law," given at a Side Event to the High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges, 8 Dec. 2010.

A few other resources:

Assessing the Evidence: Environment, Climate Change and Migration in Bangladesh (IOM, Nov. 2010) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Climate Change Displacement to Refuge," Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation, vol. 25, no. 1 (2010) [text]

Global Responses to Eco-Migration and Environmental Disasters: The Role of U.S. and International Law and Policy. Symposium issue of Fordham Environmental Law Review, vol. 20, nos. 2&3 (Winter 2010) [contents]

"When Islands Drown: The Plight of 'Climate Change Refugees' and Recourse to International Human Rights Law," University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law, vol. 31, no. 4 (Summer 2010) [text]

Recent related posts:
- Round-up of Climate Change Resources
- Climate Change: Conference & Resources

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.