The worsening effects of climate change are displacing millions of people each year. However, climate migrants are not considered refugees under the 1951 Convention and 1967 Protocol. This "legal void" leaves them unrecognized and unprotected. Volume XLVIII staff member Catherine Rayward discusses various approaches to address climate migration and argues that a new convention is warranted to address the issue. Fundamentally, the international community must reach a consensus to legally classify climate-displaced people.
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