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The concept of environmental refugee has been on the table for nearly 25 years. Yet, it remains poorly defined and without any legally binding mechanisms of protection or support. Recently, the issue of climate change migration has become more prevalent, introducing more challenges and dilemmas for understanding and coping with migration induced by environmental change. This paper examines the debates surrounding the definitions and legal categories associated with environment/migration nexus and their legal and epistemological implications, and then looks at potential alternatives and ways forward. Finally, I argue that environmentally induced migration deserves special consideration, if not for the legal implications then for the underlying issues that deserve utmost attention.
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Paper for UHU-EHS Summer Academy. (2009)
Date
2009Langue
anglaisurl de référence
http://www.ehs.unu.edu/file/get/4145
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