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Where Will We Go? Exhibition: Now in Naarden, Holland
The ‘Where Will We Go?’ exhibition is currently stationed in Naarden, Holland, and was successfully opened on 13 May 2015 by the Dutch...
May 16, 20151 min read


Planned Relocation Underway for the Community of Gardi Sugdub, Panama
More than 30,000 people from the Gunayala island communities of Panama are facing climate displacement and will need to move from their...
May 2, 20152 min read


Forthcoming report: Judicial Approaches to Climate Displacement
DS is currently preparing a report entitled “Judicial Approaches to Climate Induced Displacement: A Guide for Lawyers and Judges” as part...
Apr 26, 20151 min read


DS undertakes mission to Bangladesh
In April 2015, DS representative Ezekiel Simperingham visited Bangladesh as part on the ongoing Bangladesh HLP Initiative. During the...
Apr 26, 20151 min read


DS Director Teaches Climate Change and Human Rights Course at Mahidol University
Scott Leckie had the pleasure of teaching his Climate Change and Human Rights law school course to a group of enthusiastic graduate...
Apr 9, 20151 min read


2015 DS Mission to Colombia Examines Climate Displacement
As a result of extreme weather-related events associated with “La Niña” phenomenon, during 2010 and 2011, Colombia suffered the worst...
Apr 8, 20151 min read


2015 DS Mission to Panama
DS will return to Panama in 2015 on its third mission looking into the role of the Peninsula Principles in guiding planned relocation due...
Feb 21, 20151 min read


DS Director Addresses the Mornington Peninsula Vignerons Association
On 7 February 2015, the DS Director Scott Leckie addressed the Mornington Peninsula Vignerons Association (MPVA) at the 2015 Mornington...
Feb 14, 20151 min read


Guidance Note on Land for Climate Displaced Persons in Bangladesh
The Guidance Note on New Land for Climate Displaced Persons in Bangladesh is now available. This Guidance Note examines the current...
Feb 10, 20151 min read


DS Congratulates the 2014 Coastal Kids Writing Contest Award Winners of Bangladesh!
DS is pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 Coastal Kids Writing Contest. The Coastal Kids Project concluded its third year with...
Jan 10, 20151 min read


Huffington Post Article on Climate Displacement in Alaska
Kate Sheppard, a senior reporter and the environmental and energy editor at the Huffington Post, has written an extended article on the...
Jan 10, 20151 min read


ABC News Article on Climate Displacement in the Torres Strait Islands
The Torres Strait Islands, located in the Torres Strait to the north of the Australian mainland, are threatened by rising sea levels...
Jan 10, 20151 min read


New Book on The Peninsula Principles!
DS is delighted to announce that Routledge/Taylor & Francis have agreed to publish a new edited volume on the legal content and meaning...
Dec 16, 20141 min read


The Peninsula Principles: Now Available in Bengali!
To add to the English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic and Romanian versions of the Peninsula Principles on Climate Displacement Within...
Nov 30, 20141 min read


NEW! Peninsula Principles Now Available in Arabic and Romanian
Following the publication of English, Spanish and Vietnamese versions of the Peninsula Principles on Climate Displacement Within States,...
Nov 26, 20141 min read
La Prensa Cambio climático causará el traslado de 28 mil gunas (Spanish)
#ClimateChange #climatedisplacement #peninsulaPrinciples
Sep 29, 20141 min read


Rising Seas-Lost Lands: The Where Will They Go? Exhibition
As a central part of the DS Where Will They Go project, we have had the pleasure of working closely with long time DS associate...
Sep 12, 20142 min read


Climate Displacement in Bangladesh Report: Now Available in Bangla!
The report, Climate Displacement in Bangladesh: The Need for Urgent Housing, Land and Property Rights Solutions, is now available in...
Sep 1, 20142 min read


MAPPING STUDY: Climate Displacement in Bangladesh: Stakeholders, Laws and Policies – Mapping the Exi
Bangladesh is one of the most climate vulnerable countries in the world and is set to become even more so as a result of climate change....
Sep 1, 20142 min read


Climate Displacement in Panama: Applying the Peninsula Principles in Practice
A new DS report – available in English and soon Spanish – applies the 2013 Peninsula Principles on Climate Displacement Within States for...
Aug 22, 20141 min read
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