Affiliation:
1. KIIT University, India
2. Adamas University, India
3. Soa University, India
Abstract
Human migration has helped populations survive harsh environments. However, international law has mostly addressed migration caused by persecution, conflict, and war, leaving environmental migrants unprotected. This chapter critically evaluates four essential international human rights and environmental law tools to protect environmental refugees. These include the refugee convention, complementary protection, guiding principles on internal displacement, and UNFCCC. By carefully analyzing these instruments, it becomes clear that they cannot fully address environmental migration. This constraint highlights the need for a separate international mechanism to address environmental displacement. The instrument should strengthen affected populations' resilience and assist in relocation.
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