Original Language
English
ISSN
ISSN 2410-4930
Number of Pages
8
Date of upload

22 Feb 2016

Migration, Environment and Climate Change: Policy Brief Series Issue 2 | Vol. 2 | February 2016

The question of how to regulate international migration-related challenges in the context of rapid-onset natural disasters is attracting increasing interest from academics and policymakers alike. However, the fact that the issue is not addressed directly by international law or policy has sometimes led to the erroneous conclusion that no law or policy exists. Against this backdrop, this policy brief points to a range of applicable law, policy and practice at the national level in the Americas and which offers a prospective basis for further legal and policy development in this area.