The chapter provides various statistics on displacement caused by environmental disasters, illustrating the magnitude of the issue. It mentions millions of people displaced by events like Hurricane Sandy, Typhoon Mangkhut, and other natural disasters, highlighting the global and increasing scale of disaster-related displacement.
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Navigating the Gap: Protecting Human Rights in the Era of Environmental Migration
Abhinash Mohanta (KIIT University, India),
Akash Bag (Adamas University, India), Shreya (Soa University, India), and Kumud Choudhary (Adamas University, India)
Copyright: © 2024
|Pages: 24
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-1742-6.ch014
Abstract
Human migration has helped populations survive harsh environments. However, international law has mostly addressed migration caused by persecution, conflict, and war, leaving environmental migrants unprotected. This chapter critically evaluates four essential international human rights and environmental law tools to protect environmental refugees. These include the refugee convention, complementary protection, guiding principles on internal displacement, and UNFCCC. By carefully analyzing these instruments, it becomes clear that they cannot fully address environmental migration. This constraint highlights the need for a separate international mechanism to address environmental displacement. The instrument should strengthen affected populations' resilience and assist in relocation.