Displacement due to Climate Change: What are the Gaps in Protection of the Affected?
Session Title: “Displacement due to Climate Change: What are the Normative Gaps in the Protection of the Affected?”
Date and Time: 27th of October 2022 at 8 PM CEST.
Platform: StreamYard, Live streamed on Youtube, Twitter and LinkedIn.
Discussion points of the session:
- What factors are responsible for climate change?
- Who are climate refugees?
- What is the legal status of climate migrants worldwide?
- Is there a clear definition for those who migrate due to climate change?
- What are the Gaps in the Protection of the Affected?
- Are UN and EU strategies for those affected by climate migration sufficient?
Speakers
Asst. Prof. Yvonne Su
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University
Brigitte Hugh
Research Fellow, the Center for Climate and Security, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks
Isabelle Michal
Protection Officer in the Division of International Protection of the UNHCR, Geneva
Moderator: Sitara Jabeen
Strategic Communications Advisor at Médecins Sans Frontières, Switzerland