Document Type
Research Project
Publication Date
Fall 9-29-2025
Abstract
This policy paper examines how climate change accelerates cross-border displacement, especially in regions most vulnerable to ecocide and environmental degradation. Climate refugees remain unprotected under international law, as the 1951 Refugee Convention excludes environmental grounds for asylum, leaving populations exposed to human rights violations and securitized responses. It analyzes legal and institutional gaps, highlighting failures in global climate governance and the disproportionate risks faced by SIDS and other affected regions. The paper calls for COP30 to mandate a high-level UNFCCC forum on climate displacement and ecocide to build a just, cooperative, and rights-based international framework.
Recommended Citation
Flores, Camila Micheletti, "Climate Justice Across Borders: Responding to Ecocide and Displacement" (2025). COP30. 9.
https://buescholar.bue.edu.eg/cop30/9
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