TY - JOUR
T1 - Twenty million environmental refugees and counting
T2 - A call for recognition or a new convention
AU - Collins, Shari
AU - Comerford, Eric
AU - Kerlin, Chris
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - For over two decades, the debate about whether legally to recognize environmental refugees as refugees has been ongoing. Because their numbers are growing, environmental refugees should be recognized as convention refugees or a new UN convention should be drafted to address their needs. A typology of the environmental refugee should be developed to make the term more concrete and useful.
AB - For over two decades, the debate about whether legally to recognize environmental refugees as refugees has been ongoing. Because their numbers are growing, environmental refugees should be recognized as convention refugees or a new UN convention should be drafted to address their needs. A typology of the environmental refugee should be developed to make the term more concrete and useful.
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U2 - 10.5840/enviroethics201032217
DO - 10.5840/enviroethics201032217
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84875346392
SN - 0163-4275
VL - 32
SP - 149
EP - 164
JO - Environmental Ethics
JF - Environmental Ethics
IS - 2
ER -