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Apr 25, 20152 min read
DS to Document Climate Displacement in Ontong Java, Solomon Islands
Ontong Java, one of the world’s largest atolls, is located in the northern part of the Solomon Islands. Due to the affects of climate...
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Apr 25, 20152 min read
DS completes successful mission to Gunayala Territories in Panama
DS has just completed its latest mission to Panama where, due to the consequences of climate change and rising sea levels, more than...
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Apr 9, 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...
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Apr 8, 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...
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Mar 28, 20151 min read
DS Congratulates the Winner of the 2015 Sasakawa Award
DS warmly congratulates Mr. Allan Lavell, for winning the 2015 Sasakawa Award and for his excellent work in Central America. Available...
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Mar 28, 20151 min read
Easy to Read Version of the Peninsula Principles Launched at Side Event in Geneva
On 18 March 2015, Displacement Solutions (DS) co-hosted a Side Event at the UN Human Rights Counsel on the application of the Peninsula...
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Feb 21, 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...
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Feb 20, 20151 min read
Watch the New Displacement Solutions Film!
DS has released a new short film drawing attention to the current effects of global warming on individuals and communities around the...
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Feb 14, 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...
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Jan 15, 20151 min read
Nature: Human adaptation: Manage climate-induced resettlement
#climatedisplacement #peninsulaPrinciples
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Jan 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...
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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...
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Dec 20, 20141 min read
DS Congratulates the 2014 Coastal Kids Writing Contest Award Winners of Australia!
DS is happy to announce the winners of this year’s Coastal Kids Writing Contest. The Coastal Kids Project concluded its third year with...
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Dec 17, 20143 min read
Your Chance to Help Solve Climate Displacement – One House at a Time
If You’ve Ever Wondered How to Solve Climate Displacement, Join DS in Accessing Land and Homes in Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea...
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Dec 16, 20141 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...
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Dec 16, 20142 min read
Successful Start to the ‘Where Will We Go?’ Exhibition
The global premier of the ‘Where Will We Go?’ exhibition has come to a close, with an outstanding two-week launch in Lima, Peru. The...
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Nov 30, 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...
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Nov 26, 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,...
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Nov 26, 20141 min read
Launch of the ‘Where Will We Go?’ Exhibition
For the past two years, photojournalist Kadir van Lohuizen has circled the globe exploring the consequences of rising sea levels caused...
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Nov 26, 20141 min read
Book Review of the ‘Climate Change and Displacement Reader’
The book was recently reviewed in the Australian Army Journal by Chris Baker, who explains that the book ‘goes a long way to demystifying...
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