Climate change and forced migration

Koçi Joana
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Koçi Joana: PhD (C.), University of Tirana, Albania

European Journal of Economics, Law and Social Sciences, 2024, vol. 8, issue 3, 29-42

Abstract: Climate change is increasingly recognized as a significant driver of migration patterns worldwide. As the global temperatures rise, extreme weather events become more frequent, leading to disruptions in livelihoods displacement, and migration. Every day, climate change becomes a more urgent economic, social and existential threat to countries and their people. Climate changes are becoming more and more evident every day, a factor that undoubtedly directly or indirectly affects the displacement of populations. This article provides answers to basic questions starting with how, and where climate change triggers migration and displacement, the second question is if we have a definition for the climate migration, or climate refugee, can they have protection from the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the last analysis is the inadequacy of the protection afforded by international law and European Union law and the Albania Legislation to individuals who leave their country of origin for reasons related to environmental issues. The methodology used to answer the questions of this paper includes desk review on existing literature, legal texts, reports from international organizations, legal framework regulating climate migration rights and the decision of the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) regarding the “climate refugees”, the case of Teitiota v New Zealand.

Keywords: Migration; Legal framework; international law; European framework; Climate refugee; Albania legislation; Human Right Committee (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.2478/ejels-2024-0016

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