22 April 2020

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 1

Postponed event:

Developing a Research and Policy Agenda for Addressing Disaster and Climate Change Displacement in Africa, University of Cape Town, 12-13 March 2020 [info]
- A future date has not yet been determined.

Blog posts & press:

Celebrating Refugees Who Lead the Way on Climate Action This Earth Day (USA for UNHCR, April 2020) [text]

Climate Refugees: Reflections on a Category That Seeks Recognition (RLI Blog, March 2020) [text]

From the U.N. Human Rights Committee to European Courts: Which Protection for Climate-induced Displaced Persons under European Law? (EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog, April 2020) [text]

"New Pact Paves Way for Innovative Solutions to Disaster and Climate Change Displacement in Africa," Thomson Reuters Foundation News, 28 Feb. 2020 [text]
- Discusses the IGAD Free Movement Protocol.

What COVID-19 Means for Climate Displacement Policy Progress (RI Blog, April 2020) [text]

"Why Climate Funds may be 'Displacing' Lifesaving Aid," The New Humanitarian, 17 March 2020 [text]

Reports:

Ambitions to Address the Climate Crisis (ICRC & IFRC, March 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

Desastres Naturales en América Latina y el Caribe, 2000-2019 (OCHA, March 2020) [text]

'No land, no water, no pasture': The Urbanisation of Drought Displacement in Somalia (IDMC, March 2020) [text]
- Part of the "No matter of choice: Displacement in a changing climate" thematic series.

Multimedia:

Climate Change, Migration and the Coronavirus Pandemic, Webinar, 16 April 2020 [access]
- Follow link for video.


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