United Nations

April 27, 2021 by Peter Terezakis Leave a Comment

Climate Diaspora: Our World, Our Problem

CLIMATE CHANGE DIASPORA: OUR WORLD, OUR PROBLEM The role that climate change will play in the future of human migration is underestimated. As droughts, floods, and rising sea levels continue to increase, affected populations the world over will be forced to relocate, adding millions of people to a climate-induced diaspora. On April 22nd Andrew Harper, Special Advisor on Climate Action to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), NYU Provost K. E. Fleming, Dr. David Holland, Denise Holland, Vice Provost Yanoula Athanassakis, and Peter Terezakis for a special one-hour Earth Day discussion on the coming climate diaspora. Climate Change Diaspora: Our World, Our Problem was a discussion on how mitigating climate-related displacement and migration will become one of humanity’s greatest challenges. — (click)

November 24, 2020 by Peter Terezakis Leave a Comment

Legal Status and Protections for Climate Refugees

United Nations Refugee Agency:
Convention and Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees
UNHCR Refugee Convention

Resources:
World Risk Report 2020: Forced Displacement and Migration
World Risk Report collection
World Bank: Forced Displacement

Examples:
The government of Kiritabi’s response to a changing climate

Climate refugees can't be returned home, says landmark UN human rights ruling This article is more than 9 months old Experts say judgment is ‘tipping point’ that opens the door to climate crisis claims for protection

September 17, 2019 by Peter Terezakis Leave a Comment

Some news from this week

August 25, 2019 by Peter Terezakis Leave a Comment

United Nations Climate Conference, September 2019