Development Implications of Climate Change and Migration in the Pacific

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Overview
  • INSTITUTE:
    UNU-EHS
    PUBLISHER:
    Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL)
    SERIES:
    Climate Law and Governance Working Paper Series
    VOLUME:
    No 3/2016
    TITLE:
    Development Implications of Climate Change and Migration in the Pacific
    AUTHORS:
    by Cosmin Corendea
    PUB DATE:
    2016•10•26

    Abstract

    In the years to come, climate-related shocks and trends will amplify the challenges and risks of displacement for the people of the Pacific. In this context, this paper analyses the opposite perceptions of the migration process in the Pacific from the main receiving countries in the region (Fiji, Australia and New Zealand). This is explored through a hybrid approach employed in the postulation of a legal framework, which would attempt to create a balance of interest between the migrants and the receiving countries articulated on socio-economic and environmental parameters. Applicable international instruments and relevant measures of international organizations are explored and analysed with a view to resulting gaps and shortcomings.

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