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DS Director Addresses Climate Displacement Event in Berlin

DS Director Scott Leckie was invited by German Green Party MP Ute Koczy and the Heinrich Boell Stiftung to present a talk on climate displacement and land solutions for those displaced. The talk formed part of a panel discussion held on 29 June in Berlin, and focused on DS efforts in Bangladesh, Kiribati, Papua New [...]

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Latest News on Climate Displacement in Bangladesh

Climate Refugees in Bangladesh – Answering the Basics: The Where, How, Who and How Many (as at May 2010)
Extreme climate events – be it the result of environmental destruction by people, or naturally occurring changes in climate – are forcing people to flee their traditional place of residence with enormous sufferings in points of transit [...]

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New DS Book – Climate Change and Displacement Reader

In June 2010, DS will release a new 500 page Reader containing articles, excerpts and other citations from some of the best writing to date on climate change and displacement.

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New DS Publication on HLP Rights and Climate Change

Made possible due to the generous support of the German Ministry of Development Cooperation (BMZ), German Technical Agency (GTZ), the International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies and the Bodyshop Foundation, this detailed report explores concrete ways to resolve the HLP challenges facing those displaced due to climate change.

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Paper on Climate-Related Disasters and Displacement

Climate-Related Disasters and Displacement: Homes for Homes, Lands for Lands – Paper presented by DS Director Scott Leckie to the Expert-Group meeting on Population Dynamics and Climate Change, London, June 2009.

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