Migranci czy uchodźcy? Prawne aspekty ochrony osób migrujących ze względu na negatywne zmiany środowiska naturalnego
Migrants or refugees? Legal aspects of protecting people migrating due to adverse effects of environmental change

Summary/Abstract: The article provides a general overview of the issue of environmentally induced migration. Despite having been a topic of climate change debate for over 30 years and a growing concern of the international community, environmentally displaced persons are not defined or described in any legally binding document. The first part of the article investigates difficulties with providing a definition of environmental migrants. Next, it examines different projects of international regulations and approaches. In the final section the author analyses the key issues of environmentally induced migration, namely: environmental factors, including slow and sudden onset events, characteristics of the movement, with focus on forced and cross-border migration and the appropriate terminology (migrant or refugee).

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