Climate change, migration and human rights : law and policy perspectives /

Climate change, migration and human rights : law and policy perspectives /

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"Climate Change already having serious impacts on the lives of millions of people across the world. These impacts are not only ecological, but also social, economic and legal. Among the most significant of such impacts is climate change-induced migration. The implications of this on human right...

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Other Authors: Baldwin, Andrew, 1970- (Editor), Cubie, Dug (Editor), Manou, Dimitra (Editor), Mihr, Anja, 1969- (Editor), Thorp, Teresa M., 1968- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, 2017
Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : 2017
Series:Routledge studies in environmental migration, displacement and resettlement
Subjects:
Climatic changes > Law and legislation
Climatic changes > Social aspects
Emigration and immigration > Environmental aspects
Environmental refugees > Legal status, laws, etc
Forced migration
Human beings > Effect of climate on
Human rights
Human security
Human Rights
Climat > Changements > Aspect social
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
Émigration et immigration > Aspect de l'environnement
Êtres humains > Influence du climat
Sécurité humaine
LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice
Table of Contents:
  • Climate Change, Migration and Human Rights / Dimitra Manou, Anja Mihr
  • Governance and Climate Change-induced Mobility : International and Regional Frameworks / Elizabeth Ferris
  • Critical Perspective on the Identification of 'Environmental Refugees' as a Category of Human Rights Concern / Benoît Mayer
  • Climate Change, Migration and Human Rights : Legal and Policy Approaches
  • Climate Justice, Migration and Human Rights / Anja Mihr
  • Transitional Law in the Climate Change Context / Teresa Thorp
  • State Responsibility to Prevent Climate Displacement : The Importance of Housing, Land and Property Rights / Ezekiel Simperingham
  • In-Situ Adaptation : Non-Migration as a Coping Strategy for Vulnerable Persons / Dug Cubie
  • Climate Migration and Conflicts : A Self-fulfilling Prophecy / Lennart Olsson
  • The Human Rights of Climate-Induced Community Relocation / Robin Bronen
  • Land Matters : Challenges to Planned Relocation as a Durable Solution to Environmentally Induced Displacement in Kenya / Jeanette Schade
  • Politicising Climate Change Adaptation : Negotiating Environmental Migration in the European Union and the Pacific / Silja Klepp & Johannes Herbeck
  • Climate and Community : The Human Rights, Livelihood, and Migration Impacts of Climate Change / Brooke Ackerly, Mujibul Anam, Jonathan Gilligan & Steven Goodbred
  • Labour Mobility Options as Adaptation Strategies to Environmental Changes / Elisa Fornalé
  • Conclusions : On the Politics of Climate Change, Migration and Human Rights / Andrew Baldwin
  • Cover ; Half Title ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents ; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Foreword; PART I: Introduction; 1. Climate change, migration and human rights; Notes; PART II: The theoretical nexus; 2. Governance and climate change-induced mobility: International and regional frameworks; Introduction; The elephant in the room; Voluntary or forced movement?; The refugee regime; The international migration regime; The way forward; Notes; 3. Critical perspective on the identification of 'environmental refugees' as a category of human rights concern
  • Creating an adaptive governance framework based in human rightsGuiding human rights principles; Conclusion; Notes; 10. Land matters: Challenges to planned relocation as a durable solution to environmentally induced displacement in Kenya; Introduction ; Environmental change, land and displacement in Kenya; State-sponsored resettlement in Kenya; Developing a framework to assist and resettle IDPs: the humanitarian perspective; Developing a framework to assist and resettle IDPs: the land policy perspective; Outlook; Notes
  • IntroductionA 'conceptual and semantic chaos': 'environmental refugees' or 'environmental migrants'?; Rationales for international governance: environmental migration, climate migration or simply migration?; Conclusion; Notes; PART III: Legal and policy approaches; 4. Climate justice, migration and human rights; Introduction; Climate justice; The human rights-based approach; The practical application of a climate justice approach; Conclusion: ways ahead; Notes; 5. Transitional law in the climate change context; Introduction; Overview of climigration and legal frameworks
  • The evolution of transitional legal protectionConclusion; Notes; 6. State responsibility to prevent climate displacement: The importance of housing, land and property rights; Introduction; The challenges of climate displacement; State responsibility to prevent climate displacement; Planned relocations and preventing climate displacement; The importance of a domestic legal, policy and institutional framework to prevent climate displacement; Notes; 7. In-situ adaptation: Non-migration as a coping strategy for vulnerable persons; Introduction
  • The relationship between climate change, migration and human rightsFrom theory to practice: advancing policy coherence; Non-migration as a coping strategy; Adaptation with dignity; Conclusions; Notes; PART IV: Case studies; 8. Climate migration and conflicts: A self-fulfilling prophecy?; Introduction; Preparing for war?; Scientific (non-)support for linking climate and conflicts; Hotspots for potential displacement and conflict/cooperation; Concluding remarks; Notes; 9. The human rights of climate-induced community relocation; Climate change; Relocation; Governance

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