Facilitating the Resettlement and Rights of Climate Refugees : an Argument for Developing Existing Principles and Practices.

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One of the most significant impacts of climate change is migration. Yet, to date, climate-induced migrants are falling within what has been defined by some as a 'protection gap'. This book addresses this issue, first by identifying precisely where the gap exists, by reviewing the relevant...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kent, Avidan
Other Authors: Behrman, Simon
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Milton : Routledge, 2018.
Series:Routledge Studies in Environmental Migration, Displacement and Resettlement Ser.
Subjects:
Environmental refugees.
Forced migration.
Climatic changes > Social aspects.
Réfugiés environnementaux.
Climat > Changements > Aspect social.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Climatic changes > Social aspects
Environmental refugees
Forced migration
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half title; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; List of acronyms; Introduction; I.A problem that cannot be ignored; II. The potential for solutions; 1 Defining the 'legal hole'; I. Introduction; II. Mapping the legal framework; III. Analysing the legal framework; IV. The way forward; V. Obstacles on the way to effective regulation; VI. Conclusion; 2 Why 'climate refugees'?; I. Introduction; II. The refugee definition: an evolving concept; III. Addressing the 'why not' arguments.
  • IV. How to identify the relationship between climate change and forced migration?V. Will states accept a new category of climate refugee?; VI. Conclusion; 3 Climate-induced migration and international environmental law; I. Introduction; II. Why environmental law? Three key factors/elements; III. Approaching climatr-induced migration: beyond the environmental regime; IV. Conclusion; 4 Filling the institutional gap; I. Introduction; II. The lead agencies: UNHCR and IOM; III. Remedying the institutional gap; IV. Conclusion; Conclusion: cautious optimism?; I. Final observations.
  • II. Future research agendaSelected bibliography; Index.

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