Nansen, Columbia raise questions about climate displacement solutions
As more people worldwide experience increased storm severity, floods and other climate change impacts, policymakers are growing increasingly concerned about climate displacement and searching for legal...
View ArticleClimate change and statelessness: When does a state disappear?
Questions of statehood and statelessness are generally laden with controversy and emotion, yet with Pacific islands such as the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) at risk of becoming gradually...
View ArticleWhat is an EEZ worth? High stakes in the Pacific, South China Sea
The value of an EEZ is on clear display in the South China Sea dispute and in the Pacific small island states battling the climate change threat. Despite their differences – one carries the weight of...
View ArticleUN Security Council debate inches climate and security forward
Charged meaningless by some and pathetic by others, yesterday’s debate in the United Nations Security Council on the security implications of climate change disappointed the hopes of those in the...
View ArticleA Surprise Ending for Durban (Almost)
The Durban conference on climate change ended on a much better note than many expected, but continued to delay the toughest questions for at least three years. The final outcome of the conference,...
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