THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE MIGRANTS IN THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN REGION
Research Project ‘Collaborative Research Constellations” - THE PHENOMENON OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATIC MIGRATIONS AND ITS IMPACT ON ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DYNAMICS IN THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN REGION
CREDITS RECOGNTION: 2 credits for the attendance of all sessions and the submission of a report (1500 words) on the topic of the seminar to Prof. Laura Salvadego (laurea.salvadego@unimc.it)
On February 28, 2025
Auditorium UNIMC
FIRST SESSION - Governance, Tools and Methodologies for Climate-Induced Migration
9.30 a.m.-1.00 p.m.
1. Chair - Francesca Spigarelli | University of Macerata
2. Geoeconomics and Geopolitical Implications of Climate-Induced Migration in the Euro-Mediterranean Region
Simona Epasto | University of Macerata
3. Legal and Governance Solutions for Mediterranean Coastal Communities Facing Climate Change
Gemma Andreone | ISGI-CNR
4. Administrative Action and Organization Facing the Challenge of Environmental and Climate Migration in the Euro-Mediterranean Area
Chiara Feliziani - Cristiana Lauri | University of Macerata
5. Gender Perspectives to Protect Climate-Induced Migration in the Euro-Mediterranean Region
Susana Borràs-Pentinat | University Rovira i Virgili, Terragona
6. 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
SECOND SESSION - International Protection of Environmental and Climate Migrants
2.30-6.00 p.m.
1. Chair - Andrea Caligiuri | University of Macerata
2. The Lack of a Legal Definition for Persons Forced to Move for Climate-Related Reasons: Legal and Regulatory Challenges
Alexandra Harrington | Lancaster University
3. Subsidiary Protection in the Context of Natural Disasters and Climate Change: From Theory to Practice
Elena Ardito | University of Macerata
4. 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
5. 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
6.Human rights and climate migrants. A comparison between the Inter-American and European jurisprudence
Kiara Neri | Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3
7. Maritime Jurisdiction and Climate-Induced Migration in the Euro-Mediterranean Region
Fiammetta Borgia | Tor Vergata University of Rome