Exploring the legal framework of climate migration in Latin America

Ochoa, Anny Gabriela Molina, Duque Gomez, Maria Camila and Silva, Santiago Weil (2024) Exploring the legal framework of climate migration in Latin America. In: Bridging health, environment, and legalities: A holistic approach. IGI Global Publishing, pp. 45-68. ISBN 9798369311783

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Abstract

This chapter explores the climate migration phenomenon and its legal framework in Latin America, studying some of its possible drivers and how these have a notable incidence in the global south. The chapter is centered on the Latin American region, providing a panorama of the geographical characteristics that make it particularly vulnerable to natural disasters and climate-related events, being these drivers of climate migration. The chapter also gives a view of the social, economic, and political conditions that make Latin America more susceptible to suffering human rights violations, which has an impact on the capacity of the countries to protect climate migrants and adds to the vulnerability of the region. The chapter also links this phenomenon to the existing legal framework, starting from the international instruments to later approach the domestic legislation and developments of the Latin American countries, revealing the lack of a harmonized regional instrument to protect climate migrants.

Item Type: Book Section
Keywords: Climate migration | Latin America
Subjects: Physical, Life and Health Sciences > Environmental Science, Policy and Law
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Social Sciences (General)
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Geography
JGU School/Centre: Jindal Global Law School
Depositing User: Subhajit Bhattacharjee
Date Deposited: 17 Jul 2024 04:42
Last Modified: 17 Jul 2024 04:42
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-1178-3.ch003
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/8115

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