Project

From Causation to Threshold: Developing a Refugee Law-Based Policy Support System for Climate Displacement, Tested Through African Case Studies

Code
BOF/DOC/2025/020
Duration
01 October 2025 → 30 September 2029
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Climate change
  • Social sciences
    • Human rights law
    • International law
    • Law not elsewhere classified
    • Environment policy
Keywords
Regional Governance Climate-induced displacement Refugee law Climate Mobility Environmental risk indicators Policy Support System
 
Project description
This project aims to develop a threshold-based policy support system (PSS) to guide the protection of people displaced by climate change. Drawing inspiration from the ‘well-founded fear’ standard in the Refugee Convention, the model integrates legal criteria, human rights principles, and environmental data to identify when protection measures should be activated. While it will be piloted in Africa, the system is designed for broader regional and global application.