07 June 2023

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters

Opportunities:

Call for participation: Climate Displacement and Migration in the Arab and South Asia Regions, Side event at Bonn Climate Change Conference, 9 June 2023 [info]

Short pieces:

Five Key Considerations to Address Environmental Mobility from a Human Rights Perspective (IOM Blog, June 2023) [text]
- Focuses on the Americas.

"How the War in Sudan Could Exacerbate Impacts of the Climate Crisis in the Horn of Africa," Tufts Now, 25 May 2023 [text]

Quantifying the effects of climate and conflict on forced displacement (UNHCR Innovation Service, June 2023) [text]

Recycling solar, pulling plastic: Innovating across diverse environments (UNHCR Innovation Service, June 2023) [text]

Remember amid the headlines: there’s no such thing as a “natural” disaster (African Arguments, May 2023) [text]

Under the Weather, On the Move Blog Series (Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy) 

Reports & journal articles:

Brazil: Climate and Sustainability Interventions (UNHCR, May 2023) [text]

Climate Change and Human Mobility: Quantitative evidence on global historical trends and future projections (IOM, June 2023) [text]

"Facing the Prospect of ‘Mass Exodus’, Can International Law Adequately Protect ‘Climate Refugees’ in the 21st Century?," Ecology Law Quarterly (Forthcoming) [preprint]

"Food demand displaced by global refugee migration influences water use in already water stressed countries," Nature Communications, 14:2706 (May 2023) [open access]
- Focuses on Jordan. See also related press release.

Providing legal options to protect the human rights of persons displaced across international borders due to climate change, UN Doc. No. A/HRC/53/34 (UN Human Rights Council, April 2023) [text via Refworld]
- See also submissions received by the Special Rapporteur to assist in the preparation of the report.

"Refugee settlements are highly exposed to extreme weather conditions," PNAS, 5 June 2023 [preprint]
- See also related post in The Conversation.

"Using mobilities theory to study the nexus between climate change and human movement," Australian Geographer, Latest Articles, 29 April 2023 [open access]

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