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Global Outlook: Climate Change and Conflict
Climate Impacts Are Forcing People From Their Homes. When, How and Why Do They Have Valid Refugee Claims?
By Jane McAdam | 12 February, 2025
For a long time, it seemed refugee law had little relevance to people fleeing the impacts of climate change and disasters. Now, we have a much more nuanced understanding of things. Refugee law (and complementary protection under human rights law) do have a role to play in assessing the claims of people affected by climate change.
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Human Insecurity from Climate Change on Vanuatu and Guam
By Anselm Vogler | 01 February, 2025
A recent publication documents the pathways to human insecurity in the specific political and economic contexts of Vanuatu and Guam. The country-specific political and economic contexts of these Pacific islands translate climate change impacts into different forms of human insecurity.
We Live in Times of Multiple Entwined Crises – But Our Policy Responses Aren’t Keeping Up
By Peter Bridgewater, Dirk S. Schmeller, and Suraj Upadhaya | 29 January, 2025
Existing policies to tackle environmental challenges fail to take into account that biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution are intertwined crises and produce compounding and intensifying impacts.
Trusted Partner to the Pacific, or Giant Fossil Fuel Exporter?
By Wesley Morgan and Liam Moore | 08 December, 2024
Trusted partner to the Pacific, or giant fossil fuel exporter? This week, Australia chose the latter
COP 29: The Climate-Peace Nexus Was on the Agenda, But …
By Volker Boege | 23 November, 2024
While international public attention is on the COP negotiations about money, other issues also play a role in Baku, including the climate-peace nexus.
COP29: Keeping Climate Security Human-Centric
By Sinéad Barry and Janani Vivekananda | 19 November, 2024
Since its emergence nearly two decades ago, the concept of climate security has been an important avenue to uphold the place of human security within the international climate system.
The views and opinions expressed in Global Outlook are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toda Peace Institute.
Climate Impacts Are Forcing People From Their Homes. When, How and Why Do They Have Valid Refugee Claims?
By Jane McAdam | 12 February, 2025
For a long time, it seemed refugee law had little relevance to people fleeing the impacts of climate change and disasters. Now, we have a much more nuanced understanding of things. Refugee law (and complementary protection under human rights law) do have a role to play in assessing the claims of people affected by climate change.
To see the full list of Global Outlook articles, click here
Human Insecurity from Climate Change on Vanuatu and Guam
By Anselm Vogler | 01 February, 2025
A recent publication documents the pathways to human insecurity in the specific political and economic contexts of Vanuatu and Guam. The country-specific political and economic contexts of these Pacific islands translate climate change impacts into different forms of human insecurity.
We Live in Times of Multiple Entwined Crises – But Our Policy Responses Aren’t Keeping Up
By Peter Bridgewater, Dirk S. Schmeller, and Suraj Upadhaya | 29 January, 2025
Existing policies to tackle environmental challenges fail to take into account that biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution are intertwined crises and produce compounding and intensifying impacts.
Trusted Partner to the Pacific, or Giant Fossil Fuel Exporter?
By Wesley Morgan and Liam Moore | 08 December, 2024
Trusted partner to the Pacific, or giant fossil fuel exporter? This week, Australia chose the latter
COP 29: The Climate-Peace Nexus Was on the Agenda, But …
By Volker Boege | 23 November, 2024
While international public attention is on the COP negotiations about money, other issues also play a role in Baku, including the climate-peace nexus.
COP29: Keeping Climate Security Human-Centric
By Sinéad Barry and Janani Vivekananda | 19 November, 2024
Since its emergence nearly two decades ago, the concept of climate security has been an important avenue to uphold the place of human security within the international climate system.
The views and opinions expressed in Global Outlook are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toda Peace Institute.