LEGAL PROTECTION FOR CLIMATE REFUGEES: NEED OF THE HOUR
Keywords:
Climate Refugee, Legal Protection, Law, MigrationAbstract
As a result of these massive migrations and displacements, a new group of refugees has formed in recent years, called 'Climate Refugees.' These people who have been relocated across boundaries as a product of climate change frequently find themselves in difficulty as a result of nation-state hostility, and are thus in desperate need of international protection. As a result, refugee law plays a critical role in this field. Although there has been an increase in political awareness regarding climate refugees, little has been accomplished in the absence of a sustainable solution to the conundrum. Climate change accords such as those reached Paris include such frameworks as those reached at Sendai on disaster risk reduction and the United Nations Global Compact on Migration. This research paper examines existing regulations aimed at protecting individuals fleeing environmental dangers in their home country. The goal of this analysis is to highlight existing and possibly applicable protective mechanisms for environmental and climatic refugees.
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