ICJ Submission on the Request for Advisory Opinion
Earth Refuge in collaboration with Climate Refugees and other experts and professionals submitted a brief to the International Court of Justice on the request for an advisory opinion as to obligations of states in respect of climate change. The brief urges national governments to develop procedures which facilitate planned migration, resettlement, and relocation, but only as last resort measures. Communities’ right to stay in place and return when possible should be upheld.
International School on Climate Mobilities
Events, Panels and Media Releases
Submission to the Canadian Senate
Alongside Dr. Camila Bustos, Assistant Professor of Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, and Monica Iyer, Clinical Fellow and Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke University School of Law, along with other experts in the field, Earth Refuge was invited to submit a written brief to the Senate Committee for their review.
Boston University: Initiatives on Cities
In November 2023, Yumna Kamel, Executive Director of Earth Refuge was invited to run a climate displacement workshop at Boston University. Most metropolitan areas are failing to plan for the necessary physical and social infrastructure to accommodate the expected influx of climate refugees. The aim of this workshop was to address this problem by bringing all the stakeholders together to strategize ways forward.
ClientEarth: International Women’s Day Panel on Embracing Equity
In March 2023, ClientEarth supporters came together to speak about equity in the climate justice space, the link between the climate crisis and gender equality and what it means to be a climate activist.
Doughty Street International: Climate Migration in Law and Policy
Executive Director Yumna Kamel shared her insights on the legal issues relating to climate migration at a webinar hosted by the Doughty Street Chambers and its Climate and Environmental Justice and Immigration Teams in London.
Duke University: The Roots, Experiences and Future of Climate Justice
On 30 September 2022, against the backdrop of Hurricane Ian, Duke University hosted a discussion to engage with these questions and reflect on how to create an equitable and actionable vision of climate justice. Co-founder Yumna Kamel was a panellist, alongside Prof. Jennifer Haddington and William Barber III.
YOUNGO x UNICEF: Unpacking the Climate-Migration Nexus
This event sought to bridge gaps in knowledge, raise awareness, open opportunities, and to instigate advocacy and action on the climate change and migration nexus on the road to COP27. Lauren Grant, Director of Field Research, at Earth Refuge contributed as a panellist, sharing her insights on ‘Agency in Climate-Related (Im)Mobilities.’
University of Cambridge: Environmental Displacement and Migration Conference
The Cambridge Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement in association with Cambridge Zero held a climate change and migration conference at Newnham College. Yumna Kamel, Executive Director of Earth Refuge, presented on the topic: “Climate Migration: a solutions-based approach to the legal vacuum”.
St Andrews UNICEF on Campus: Global Child Famine in Covid-19, Climate Change & Conflict
Earth Refuge Lead Correspondent Ole Ter Wey shared his insights on climate change, migration and Kiribati at the University of St Andrews UNICEF on Campus Symposium. The aim of the event was to raise awareness and funds for those suffering from food scarcity both in the UK and internationally.
University of Pennsylvania Media Release: Climate Migration Trailblazers
Yumna Kamel LLM’20 and Stephanie Hader LLM’20 are the founders of Earth Refuge, an innovative think tank centered on climate migration.
University of California, Berkeley x Earth Refuge: Climate Displacement: A Solutions-based Panel
Earth Refuge and the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law present: Climate Displacement – A Solutions-Based Panel
LSE x Earth Refuge: Climate Displacement and Migration
Hosted by the Department of Social Policy Green Team and Earth Refuge on the 28th June 2022, this webinar is uniquely structured to provide a more holistic and solutions-focused understanding of the problem of climate-driven migration and displacement.
Georgetown University: Climate Migration: What’s Happening?
Georgetown Law’s International Migrants Bill of Rights Presents: Climate Migration: What’s happening and what to expect. Listen to Earth Refuge Co-Founder Yumna Kamel share her insights alongside other brilliant minds in the field.