Climate Refugees (Earth System Governance Project)

The last few years have witnessed a flurry of activity in global governance and international lawseeking to address the protection gaps for people fleeing the effects of climate change. This book discusses cutting-edge developments in law and policy on climate change and forced displacement, including theories and potential solutions, issues of governance, local and regional concerns, and future challenges. Chapters are written by a range of authors from academics to key figures in intergovernmental organisations, and offer detailed case studies of policy developments in the Americas, Europe, South-East Asia, and the Pacific. This is an ideal resource for graduate students and researchers from a range of disciplines, as well as policymakers working in environmental law, environmental governance, and refugee and migration law. This is one of a series of publications associated with the Earth System Governance Project. For more publications, see www.cambridge.org/earth-system-governance.

Dr Simon Behrman is an associate professor at the School of Law, University of Warwick. He has published widely in the fields of asylum and immigration. He is the author of Law and Asylum: Space, Subject, Resistance (2018), and co-author of Facilitating the Resettlement and Rights of Climate Refugees (2018).

Dr Avidan Kent is an associate professor in International Law at the University of East Anglia. Avidan has published widely on a varied list of topics, including climate-induced migration, international environmental law, public participation, international courts, and international economic law (mostly investment law and WTO law).