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Using Planning Law to Prevent Climate Displacement – New DS Publication
Based on our extensive experience working in more than 20 climate-affected countries, DS believes that in order to effectively address...
Aug 25, 20161 min read
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DS Director teaches law school course on ‘Climate Governance and Citizen Justice’ at Mon
DS Director Scott Leckie taught a new law school course at Monash Law School in Melbourne, Australia from 19-23 September 2016 on...
Aug 4, 20161 min read
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Peninsula Principles Now Available in Japanese
The Peninsula Principles on Climate Displacement Within States are now available in Japanese. The full text is available here: Japanese...
Jun 20, 20161 min read
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DS Again Highlighting HLP Issues in Myanmar
DS Director Scott Leckie and DS associate Zeke Simperingham again visited Myanmar for a two-week DS mission in May 2016 to explore recent...
Jun 20, 20161 min read
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DS-Backed Where Will We Go Exhibition Launched at UN’s New York Headquarters
Kadir van Lohuizen’s extraordinary Where Will We Go Exhibition, backed by DS, UNEP, the Netherlands government and others, opened today...
May 10, 20161 min read
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DS ROUNDTABLE ADOPTS ‘THE CLIMATE LAND STATMEMENT’
After two intensive days of discussion, the DS-hosted Roundtable on Improving Land Access for Climate Displaced Persons and Communities...
May 2, 20161 min read
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DS Welcomes Participants to the Roundtable on Improving Land Access for Climate Displaced People
DS is delighted to welcome all participants to Geneva for the Roundtable on Improving Land Access for Climate Displaced Persons and...
Apr 17, 20161 min read
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DS Annual Report 2015
DS has just released its Annual Report 2015 which gives a brief overview of all of our activities last year, and our plans for the...
Mar 24, 20161 min read
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DS Congratulates the Winner’s of the 2015 Coastal Kids Photography Contest – Well Done!
In 2015 the Coastal Kids Project coordinated a Photography Competition with students asked to prepare a project which includes 1-4...
Mar 24, 20161 min read
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Leading German progressive newspaper interviews DS
DS Director Scott Leckie was recently interviewed by Germany’s leading progressive newspaper, Die Tageszeitung. You can read the article...
Jan 9, 20161 min read
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Great News to Start 2016!
Our One House at a Time Project in Bangladesh has gotten off to a great start in 2016 with a generous donation by the Dutch NGO Stichting...
Jan 9, 20161 min read
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Now Available – Bengali Version – Guidance Note on Land Solutions to Climate Displaceme
A Bengali version of the Guidance Note on New Land for Climate Displaced Persons in Bangladesh is now available. This Guidance Note...
Dec 20, 20151 min read
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Ontong Java: New Report by DS and photojournalist by Beni Knight
Exquisite photojournalism by Beni Knight captures the unique way of life of the people of Ontong Java in the Solomon Islands and their...
Nov 14, 20151 min read
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DS calls on States to establish a new Climate Displacement Coordination Facility
DS calls on all States to support the establishment of a new Climate Displacement Coordination Facility (CDCF) at the upcoming Paris...
Nov 14, 20151 min read
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DS Press Release – Global Refugee Crisis: Preparing the Day After
“Housing and property restitution is an essential element of reconstruction and recovery in post-conflic situations and a precondition...
Nov 14, 20151 min read
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Dhaka Tribune – The Critical Role of Land in Solving Climate Displacement
On 17 October 2015 the Dhaka Tribune published an article by Displacement Solutions on “The Critical Role of Land in Solving Climate...
Oct 20, 20151 min read
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Dhaka Tribune – The Urgent Need for Rights Based Solutions to Climate Displacement in Bangladesh
On 10 October 2015 the Dhaka Tribune published an article by Displacement Solutions on “The Urgent Need for Rights Based Solutions to...
Oct 13, 20151 min read
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DS deeply dismayed at the removal of all climate displacement provisions in the draft climate treaty
DS is dismayed at the systematic removal of all climate displacement provisions in the draft climate treaty just weeks before the treaty...
Oct 9, 20151 min read
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CLIMATE DISPLACEMENT IN ONTONG JAVA IN THE NEWS
Climate Displacement in Ontong Java in the News: International news agency DeutscheWelle has just released two stories on the climate...
Sep 25, 20151 min read
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Deutsche Welle interviews DS Director Scott Leckie on what to do about that fact that up to a quarte
Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle released print and radio interviews today with DS Director Scott Leckie. In the...
Sep 4, 20151 min read
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