Sea level rise and climate change exiles: A possible solution

Will rising sea levels cause mass migrations of people from low-lying, impoverished equatorial areas into regions of higher ground-and if so, what will their reception be by their hosts? What can world leaders do to prepare for the population shifts likely to come from sea level rise already under w...

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Published in:Bulletin of the atomic scientists 2015-03, Vol.71 (2), p.21-28
Main Authors: Byravan, Sujatha, Rajan, Sudhir Chella
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Climate
climate change
climate exiles
climate justice
climate refugees
Conventions
environmental refugees
Exiles
Global warming
International law
Migration
Population
Refugees
sea level rise
United Nations
United Nations High commissioner for refugees
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Summary:Will rising sea levels cause mass migrations of people from low-lying, impoverished equatorial areas into regions of higher ground-and if so, what will their reception be by their hosts? What can world leaders do to prepare for the population shifts likely to come from sea level rise already under way from the current high levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? Building upon existing international law, such as the 1954 Refugee Convention, the work of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and Articles 3.1 and 4.8 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the authors look into the social effects of sea level rise caused by global warming on human populations and underscore the need to have a protocol that provides rights to climate exiles.
ISSN:0096-3402
1938-3282
DOI:10.1177/0096340215571904