08 February 2022

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters

Blog posts & press:

Environmental disasters are fuelling migration — here’s why international law must recognize climate refugees (The Conversation, Jan. 2022) [text]

The Future of “Climate Refugees” in International Law (Völkerrechtsblog, June 2021) [text]

Reports:

Environmental Drivers of Migration from Northern Central America (World Refugee & Migration Council, Jan. 2022) [text]

Environmental Explanations of Central American Migration: Challenges and Policy Recommendations (Florida International Univ., Aug. 2021) [text]

Journal articles:

"Los efectos del cambio climático: otra razón para repensar las políticas migratorias," FORO: Revista de Derecho, no. 37 (2022) [open access]

"Exploring Migration Hold Factors in Climate Change Hazard-Prone Area Using Grounded Theory Study: Evidence from Coastal Semarang, Indonesia," Sustainability, vol. 13, no. 8 (April 2021) [open access]
- From the abstract: "Though those who stay put in climate change hazard-prone areas are an intriguing subject of research, only a small number of empirical works specifically targeted these populations. Hence, the drivers of immobility in disaster-prone areas remain understudied and inadequately theorized."

"A place-based framework for assessing resettlement capacity in the context of displacement induced by climate change," World Development, vol. 151 (March 2022) [open access]
- Focuses on Ethiopia.

"Reflecting on climate-induced migration as a human security issue: An internally-displaced-person-centered approach to understanding displacement," Journal of Human Security Studies, vol. 10, no. 1 (2021) [open access]

"Xenophobia-Induced Disaster Displacement in Gauteng, South Africa: A Climate Change Litigation Perspective," Carbon & Climate Law Review, vol. 15, no. 2 (2021) [open access]

Multimedia:

Anticipating and Regulating Climate Migration: Climate Refugees and International Law, 6 May 2021 [access]

Climate Change and Displacement: Experiences from Latin America and the Caribbean and the Middle East, 28 Jan. 2022 [access]

Launch of the Research Agenda and Research Network for advancing law and policy responses to displacement and migration in the context of disasters and climate change in Africa, 30 Nov. 2021 [access]
- Note: Includes link to the text of the Research Agenda in English and French.

Litigating climate change displacement: Cutting-edge cases and decisions, 20 Oct. 2021 [access]
- Follow link for podcast and video recording.

Resource:

Climate Mobility Africa Research Network [access]
- "This bilingual, interdisciplinary network will provide a platform for critical and independent research on the topic of climate mobility, and for future collaboration between researchers and policymakers on this and related issues."

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