Addressing the Legal Gaps in Climate Change Migration, Displacement and Resettlement: From Sinking Islands to Flooded Deltas
Large numbers of people are expected to leave their homes
and communities in the coming years because of the effects of climate
change. Some will leave as a result of the increasing severity and
frequency of sudden-onset disasters. Others will move as long-term
processes of environmental degradation intensify, including
desertification and rising sea levels. Still others are likely to be
relocated by their governments when the areas where they live are
declared uninhabitable. While much remains unknown about the scale,
timing and nature of such population movements, it seems clear that
present normative frameworks will be inadequate to deal with large-scale
future movements of people as a result of climate change. Are new
international treaties or guiding principles needed for climate
change-induced displacement, migration and resettlement?
On April 3, the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement
will host a discussion on the gaps in present normative frameworks and
the pros and cons of coming up with new instruments for climate change
displacement, migration and resettlement. Panelists include Brookings
Nonresident Senior Fellow Jane McAdam, Senior Fellow Elizabeth Ferris,
co-director of the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement and
Michele Klein Solomon, permanent observer of the International
Organization for Migration to the United Nations. Vincent Cochetel,
representative from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, will moderate
the discussion.
After the program, panelists will take audience questions.
After the program, panelists will take audience questions.
Participants
Moderator
Vincent Cochetel
Representative to the United States and the CaribbeanOffice of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Panelists
Elizabeth Ferris
Co-Director, Brookings-LSE Project on Internal DisplacementJane McAdam
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Brookings-LSE Project on Internal DisplacementMichele Klein Solomon
Permanent Observer to the United NationsInternational Organization for Migration
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