Title Legal considerations regarding claims for international protection made in the context of the adverse effects of climate change and disasters
Publisher UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Publication Date 1 October 2020
Topics Climate change (including environmental migrants) | International protection | Refugee / Asylum law
Other Languages / Attachments French
Cite as UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Legal considerations regarding claims for international protection made in the context of the adverse effects of climate change and disasters, 1 October 2020, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/5f75f2734.html [accessed 6 November 2021]
Comments This document sets out key legal considerations concerning the applicability of international and regional refugee and human rights law when cross-border displacement occurs in the context of the adverse effects of climate change and disasters.