Climate-induced migration: New challenges and perspectives

Abstract

© 2018, Advanced Scientific Research. All rights reserved. Climate change has a significant impact on humans and the environment. In this regard, there are people who can no longer gain a secure livelihood in their homelands because of different ecological phenomena, including climate change. These people have to seek shelter from the bad effect of climate change elsewhere, in spite of the hazardous nature of the attempt. In this context, the new definition applicable to such persons is emerging. The reality is that despite the very real nature of the problem, climate change displacement raises more questions than the international community is likely to agree on solving. Keeping this in mind, the present paper examines different perspectives of the definition, applicable international legal framework and proposals on possible means of filling the protection gaps.