Climate displacement in Africa: Court opinion could define states’ obligations

Mongabay
Apr 20, 2026, 5:55 pm185 ptsTrendingTop
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights is expected to soon issue an advisory opinion on states’ obligations toward internally displaced persons affected by climate change. “Internally displaced people exist on every inhabited continent,” Erica Bower, a researcher on climate displacement with…

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