05 August 2026

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 2 (Africa)

Opportunity:

Call for applications: Terms of Reference for Conducting the Study on the Development of a Specific Legal Framework for the Protection of Forcibly Displaced Persons in Africa Due to Climate Change, African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights [info]
- Submission deadline is 31 August 2026.

Short pieces:

Floods forced Zimbabwean women to leave their homes. They rebuilt their lives but here’s what they still need (The Conversation, July 2026) [text]

"El Niño puts Africa at risk of drought and floods," DW, 6 July 2026 [text]
- See also related IRC press release.

Reports & journal articles:

Building social cohesion through livelihood support in climate-related internal displacement settings: evidence from Zimbabwe and Mozambique, IDOS Policy Brief, no. 14 (German Institute of Development and Sustainability, 2026) [text via Econstar]

"Climate migration or climate immobility? Evidence from micro-level causal analysis of migration intentions in Nigeria," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 28 July 2026 [open access]

"Climate-Induced Displacement and Legal Protection Gaps: Rethinking Migration Governance for Sustainable Development in Somalia," Frontiers in Political Science, 26 July 2026 [open access]

"Defining Climate Displacement in Africa: Legal Implications in Light of the African Guiding Principles on the Human Rights of All Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers," Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, vol. 29, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"A systematic review of the impact of climate-related displacements on food and water security in Mozambique and Zimbabwe," Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, vol. 18, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

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