Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Kiribati Man Wanting 'Climate Change Refugee' Status Denied by New Zealand Immigration

Huffington Post: Advocates for the victims of climate change often use the evocative terms "climate change refugee" when referring to individuals who must relocate due to climate change related impacts. Academics and those that know refugee law have appropriately criticized the use of this term, pointing out the fact that well-settled refugee law simply excludes climate change victims from its definition. Still, it is quite frequent in my line of work to hear the term climate change refugee. I have been guilty of...

URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brook-meakins/kiribati-wanting-climate-_b_1859518.html

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