THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE MIGRANTS IN THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN REGION

Auditorium UNIMC

9.300 a.m.-1.00 p.m.

FIRST SESSION - Governance, Tools and Methodologies for Climate-Induced Migration

Chair - Francesca Spigarelli | University of Macerata

Geoeconomics and Geopolitical Implications of Climate-Induced Migration in the Euro-Mediterranean Region

Simona Epasto | University of Macerata

Legal and Governance Solutions for Mediterranean Coastal Communities Facing Climate Change

Gemma Andreone | ISGI-CNR

Administrative Action and Organization Facing the Challenge of Environmental and Climate Migration in the Euro-Mediterranean Area

Chiara Feliziani - Cristiana Lauri | University of Macerata

Gender Perspectives to Protect Climate-Induced Migration in the Euro-Mediterranean Region

Susana Borràs-Pentinat | University Rovira i Virgili, Terragona

The Impact of Climate Refugee Flows on EU Host Countries: A Theoretical Approach

Denard Veshi | University College Bedër, Tirana

Q&A

1.00-2.30 p.m. Lunch break

2.30-5.30 p.m.

SECOND SESSION - International Protection of Environmental and Climate Migrants

Chair - Andrea Caligiuri | University of Macerata

The Lack of a Legal Definition for Persons Forced to Move for Climate-Related Reasons: Legal and Regulatory Challenges

Alexandra Harrington | Lancaster University

Subsidiary Protection in the Context of Natural Disasters and Climate Change: From Theory to Practice

Elena Ardito | University of Macerata

The crisis and force majeure in the field of migration and asylum Regulation (2024/1359) and its relevance for the environmental/climate-related migration

Ioannis Stribis | University of the Aegean

Protection of Cross-Border Displaced Persons in the Context of Natural Disasters and Climate Change: Advancing the Global Compacts on Refugees and Migration in the Euro-Mediterranean Region

Marilù Porchia | University of Tuscia

Human rights and climate migrants. A comparison between the Inter-American and European jurisprudence

Kiara Neri | Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3

Maritime Jurisdiction and Climate-Induced Migration in the Euro-Mediterranean Region

Fiammetta Borgia | Tor Vergata University of Rome

Q&A

Scientific Committee

Elena Ardito, Andrea Caligiuri, Cristiana Lauri, Laura Salvadego