Adam Jones, the legal lead on JCWI’s Climate Justice is Migrant Justice Project, joined a panel of experts to speak during COP 29 on climate-related displacement.
The panel discussion – followed by a Q&A – looked at practical steps to protect those seeking international protection with a climate dimension to their claim.
Adam Jones, JCWI legal lead on Climate MigrationClimate induced displacement is happening right now and there is a need to dispel this assumption, in all climate related work, that the crisis we are faced with is something that will only severely be felt in the next 20-25 years. People all over the Global South, as well as closer to home, are facing the catastrophic impact of climate change, right now. Urgent action must be taken, and as a migrants rights charity it’s critical that we are a part of it.
Emily Rowe, Chair of the Climate Emergency Working Group of Refugee Legal Support chaired the event.
Other panellists included:
