Message from UNSW, Sydney, Australia;

We are delighted to share with you the release of International Protection for People Displaced Across Borders in the Context of Climate Change and Disasters: A Practical Toolkit.

Please accept our sincere thanks for your participation in the consultation process that was undertaken as part of the development of this resource. We are immensely grateful for your insights and expertise, which helped to shape the Practical Toolkit and ensure that it is responsive to the needs of decision-makers and practitioners in diverse contexts, while highlighting key considerations for all climate-related international protection claims.

The Practical Toolkit provides clear and practical legal guidance on international protection claims involving climate change or disasters, based on existing refugee and human rights law and drawing on positive legal precedent in several jurisdictions.

Access the Practical Toolkit here or read the Overview here 

SPEED BRIEFINGS

The authors will be hosting online speed briefings in different time zones to introduce the Practical Toolkit (15 minutes) and take questions (15 minutes): 

Asia/Pacific/Oceania
Register here

When: Friday 14 February 12.30-1pm AEDT / 11.30am-12pm FJT / 13 February 5:30-6pm Pacific Time

Briefers: Professor Jane McAdam AO and Dr Tamara Wood, UNSW Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law (authors) and Dr Madeline Garlick, Chief of Section, Protection Policy and Legal Advice at UNHCR.

Americas

Register here

When: Wednesday 19 February, 11am-11:30am Pacific Time / 7pm-7:30pm GMT / 20 February 6:00-6:30am AEDT

Briefers: Professor Kate Jastram and Felipe Navarro, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS), University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (authors) and Dr Kees Wouters, Senior Refugee Law Advisor at UNHCR

Europe/Africa
Register here

When: Tuesday 25 February, 10am-10:30am UK / 11am-11.30am GVA

Briefers: Professor Geoff Gilbert, University of Essex (author) and Isabelle Michal, Protection Officer – Climate Change and Disaster Displacement at UNHCR 

Thank you again for your collaboration in the development of the Practical Toolkit. We hope you find it a useful resource, and look forward to engaging with you at the briefings!

Warm regards,
Tamara Wood 

on behalf of the Practical Toolkit co-authors:
Professor Kate Jastram & Felipe Navarro (Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, UC Law SF)
Professor Jane McAdam AO & Dr Tamara Wood (Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Sydney)
Professor Geoff Gilbert (School of Law and Human Rights Centre, University of Essex)

Dr Tamara Wood 

Senior Research Fellow, Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW

Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Tasmania

Member, Case Law Editorial Team, International Journal of Refugee Law

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