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Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, And Migration: A Complex Nexus, Mostafa Mahmud Naser May 2012

Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, And Migration: A Complex Nexus, Mostafa Mahmud Naser

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

The individual or combined effects of climate change are likely to trigger mass human movement both within and across international borders. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (“UNHCR”) predicts that between 50 and 200 million people may be displaced by 2050. Thus, the human impact on the environment is creating a new kind of global casualty for the twenty-first century—an emergent class of environmental migrants. The exact number of individuals cannot be predicted as scholars and international agencies provide varying statistics depending on underlying methods, scenarios, time frames, and assumptions. Many authors challenge the concept of climate change as …


Exporting Waste: Regulations Of The Export Of Hazardous Wastes From The United States, Jeffrey M. Gaba Feb 2012

Exporting Waste: Regulations Of The Export Of Hazardous Wastes From The United States, Jeffrey M. Gaba

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

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Effectiveness Of Environmental Law: What Does The Evidence Tell Us?, Michael Faure Feb 2012

Effectiveness Of Environmental Law: What Does The Evidence Tell Us?, Michael Faure

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Mitigating Global Climate Change: Designing A Dynamic Convention To Combat A Dynamic Risk, Phillip M. Kannan Feb 2012

Mitigating Global Climate Change: Designing A Dynamic Convention To Combat A Dynamic Risk, Phillip M. Kannan

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.