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Climate Change and International Refugee Status

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The 1951 Refugee Convention only protects people fleeing persecution based on race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion—not climate change. As a result, most climate-displaced people do not qualify as 'refugees.'

Why this is interesting

When rising seas force a family to flee their island nation, do they have a right to cross a border? The surprising answer is: maybe not—and the law is still wrestling with that.