Climate Migrant’s Life is under Threat: Analysing Various efforts made World-Wide in Combating Climate Change as part of SDG Goal No.13

Dr.Sincy, Wilson (2025) Climate Migrant’s Life is under Threat: Analysing Various efforts made World-Wide in Combating Climate Change as part of SDG Goal No.13. In: Sustainable Development Law: Principles, Practices, Policies. Satyam Law International, New Delhi, pp. 105-120.

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Communities around the world are being forced to relocate due to droughts, rising sea levels, and other extreme weather events, and climate change is increasingly playing a significant role in human migration. This inflow may lead to social, economic, and cultural tensions between host communities and refugees. Under UNHCR and Refugee Protection, as well as under Climate Action and the Paris Agreement, the international community has recognised the need to protect migrants and climate refugees and address the root causes of migration. Despite the Paris Agreement's recognition of the need to address climate change, its implementation has been slow, and climate refugees still face vulnerabilities. The current national laws and procedures: While countries are developing policies to address climate migration, these efforts are often inadequate, and the threat of climate refugees continues.
The author examines the predicament of climate refugees living in unclaimed territory and makes some urgent recommendations, similar to those made in the UN Human Rights Committee's (UNHRC) Loane Teitiota case. It's time to reformulate the current policies and programs so that the right to life can be reemphasised for them. There is still a long way to go in addressing the needs of the change in the reasons for becoming refugees as stated in the Refugee Convention. To sum up the clash between refugees and climate refugees poses significant challenges to the protection of human rights in the twenty-first century. The international community must recognise the special needs of climate refugees and develop policies and processes that address their vulnerability. Ultimately, to protect the human rights of refugees and climate refugees, governments, international organisations, and civil society must react compassionately and cooperatively.

Item Type: Book Section
Subjects: Legal Studies > International Law
Legal Studies > Environmental Law
Domains: Legal Studies
Depositing User: Mr IR Admin
Date Deposited: 11 May 2026 04:35
Last Modified: 12 May 2026 10:20
URI: https://ir.vistas.ac.in/id/eprint/15561

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