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It aims to inform policymakers and interested individuals about the range of relevant legal and policy instruments and to assess how effective these various options are at responding to the issue of climate-induced displacement.

EJF's briefing highlights the lack of adequate legal and policy frameworks governing climate-induced displacement at the international level. It finds that the 'protection gap' is more like a series of holes, suggesting the need for a new global framework which is both broad in scope and sufficiently sensitive to the needs of multiple populations of concern.

Read a short version of the briefing here and the press release here.

Watch our Falling Through The Cracks film here.

French language versions

Short briefing - French

Press release - French

German language versions

Short briefing - German

Press release - German

Environmental Justice Foundation