Should people who lose their homes due to climate change receive the same legal protection as political refugees?
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By 2050, 1.2 billion people could be forced to migrate due to climate impacts. The 1951 Geneva Refugee Convention does not recognize climate refugees. Small island states like Tuvalu are already sinking — their populations have no international legal status.
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UN Human Rights Committee · 10/24/2019
Teitiota v. New Zealand, CCPR/C/127/D/2728/2016 — non-refoulement may apply to climate-displaced persons ↗
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