We are diving into a mini-series exploring the connection between the climate crisis, migration and human rights. During the first of these episodes, we have the pleasure to talk to Walter Kälin, professor emeritus of international and constitutional law, at the University of Bern, Switzerland. Walter Kälin is the present Envoy of the Chair of the Platform on Disaster Displacement. With his help, we are aiming to get the numbers and facts right, and to understand the big concepts that govern the discussion, for example "forced displacement". We are also taking a look at political responses at the international, regional and national levels.

Walter Kälin was a speaker at the 2024 FFVT Summer School on Forced Migration and Governance. The collaborative project "Forced Migration and Refugee Studies: Networking and Knowledge Transfer” (FFVT) aims to strengthen interdisciplinary research on forced migration and refugees in Germany. 

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“Intolerable tide” of people displaced by climate change: UN expert | OHCHR

Climate change and displacement: the myths and the facts

Data reveals impacts of climate emergency on displacement | UNHCR

Climate change could become the biggest driver of displacement: UNHCR chief | UNHCR Asia Pacific

IDMC_GRID_2023_Global_Report_on_Internal_Displacement_HQ.pdf

Groundswell Report

Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union treaty | Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

2023 Session of the UNHCR Executive Committee - A Statement by Argentina - Platform on Disaster Displacement

Pacific Regional Framework on Climate Mobility | Global Forum on Migration and Development

Kampala Ministerial Declaration on Migration, Environment and Climate Change | UNFCCC