Researcher and publisher. Interested in climate-related human mobility, loss and damage, locally-led adaptation and displacement. Views are my own.

New York
Joined January 2017
Replying to @RID_networks
@RID_networks is seeking papers on: 1. Conflict displacement 2. Development-induced displacement 3. Disaster displacement & climate mobilities 4. Political will 5. Gender as an intersectional dynamic Follow Link: researchinginternaldisplacem… See recent publications in threads below.
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Fascinating new piece on the government of Azerbaijan's "Great Return" program looks at the progress and remaining challenges of the resettlement of internally displaced Azerbaijanis following two wars with Armenia. Link: researchinginternaldisplacem…
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Insightful @RID_networks blog by Sarah Edgcumbe calls attention to the lack of sustainable reintegration pathways for internally displaced Iraqi Gypsies and Bedouin. Long-standing discrimination and inadequate humanitarian efforts are to blame. researchinginternaldisplacem… @RLI_News
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New @RID blog on Afghan IDPs shows how prolonged conflict has eroded resilience strategies rooted in traditional culture. Lacking institutional support, many IDPs resort to harmful survival strategies, affecting wellbeing & the ability to cope. ment.org/short_pieces/protra… @RLI_News
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Researching Internal Displacement is a platform for researchers, practitioners, & people with lived experience around the world. We publish working papers & short pieces (blogs) to advance our understanding of internal displacement. Submit your work: researchinginternaldisplacem…
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Fascinating new @RID blog by Elmira Muratova examines how the Crimean Tatar ‘grand narrative’ of prolonged suffering and multiple forced displacements at the hands of Russia has shaped Crimean Tatar identities, memories and sense of belonging. researchinginternaldisplacem… @RLI_News
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CALL FOR PAPERS - "Refugee Law and Forced Migration Studies: Debates, Interactions and Futures’’, 15th Anniversary Conference, 2 - 4 June 2025 DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: MONDAY 27 JANUARY 2025 rli.sas.ac.uk/rli-annual-con… This year’s dedicated conference theme will have a focus on Refugee Law alongside discussions on Forced Migration Studies. The conference will revisit these fields, their debates and the connections between them. #refugeelaw #london #refugees #refugeeprotection #inequality #fairness #conference #internationalrelations #policy #displaced #displacedpeople #forcedmigration #anniversary @SASNews @LondonU
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Steven Miron retweeted
Overcoming structural inequalities in cities through building empathy between marginalised groups and planners. It is possible and tackles major injustices. OA at npj Urban Sustainability. w Bangladeshi colleagues @LucyLS9 @ricsdecampos @UniofExeterNews nature.com/articles/s42949-0…
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RID's timely piece from Vanuatu highlights the potential of the ICJ's Advisory Opinion to advance international law on climate mobility. Oral hearings on the legal obligations of States start Dec 2. researchinginternaldisplacem… @VanuatuUN @UNinFiji @pisfcc @CANPacificIs @RLI_News
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1/20. 😭At #COP29 a decision on a completely inadequate 🚫⚖️ New Collective Quantified Goal on #ClimateFinance (#NCQG) of only US$300 billion a year has been adopted under extremely contentious circumstances with India 🇮🇳, Bolivia 🇧🇴 and Nigeria 🇳🇬 saying that they object to its adoption. 🤯
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1/18. ⚠️USEFUL INFO: The new @COP29_AZ Presidency text (22/11/2024) for the New Collective Quantified Goal on #ClimateFinance (#NCQG) is out at #COP29 🤯. 🚫Here are 5⃣ reasons why this is not a good text and what we need to see instead! ✅
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Video: Can the UNFCCC Loss and Damage Mechanism Help Catalyse Lasting Solutions to Displacement in the Context of Climate Change? Was pleased that our COP RLI event & brief were so well received. Thanks to our panelists and partners. @DDisplacement @IDMC_Geneva @LossandDamage
The #RLI is delighted to share the recording of the #COP29 event "How Can the UNFCCC Loss and Damage Mechanism Help Catalyse Lasting Solutions to Displacement in the Context of Climate Change?" held in Baku, Azerbaijan on 13 November 2024. The event was co-organised by the Refugee Law Initiative (RLI), @DDisplacement and @IDMC_Geneva. and built on the key themes of our recent advocacy brief, "It's Time for Solutions! Addressing Displacement and Other Mobility Challenges in the Context of Climate Change Loss and Damage”, co-published by @LossandDamage and @RID_networks. With @StephenMiron, @mznaab, Carolina Fuentes, @RaniaAhmedSh and Atle Solberg View the recording here: rli.sas.ac.uk/podcasts/how-c… #ClimateChange #Displacement
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1/7. 📢COP 29 WEEK ONE SUMMARY: Here is our summary of what happened under discussion on #LossAndDamage 🔥⛈️🌪️ and the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (#NCQG) during the first week of #COP29. 🔎 🔗Read the summary here: lossanddamagecollaboration.o…
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At COP 29. My heroes these past few years do seem to skew Bangladeshi. So grateful to ⁦the late ⁦⁦@SaleemulHuq⁩ and ⁦⁦@ICCCAD⁩ . So inspired and moved by Muhammad Yunus. @COP29
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📣 IMPORTANT for tomorrow (14th Nov, 8:30 – 9:30): Join a conversation on partnerships and coordination on #displacement and #LossandDamage in Kenya in the context of climate change and disasters. 🥐 breakfast is provided! Check out event details: t.ly/QtQ-j
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📢 How will YOU address #DisasterDisplacement at #COP29? 🗒️The PDD has developed a set of key messages and commitments delegations can use in statements and interventions. Read here➡️tinyurl.com/ms7f567t Plus info on key events➡️tinyurl.com/ms7f567tL
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So pleased to announce that Carolina Fuentes Castellanos, the Inaugural Head of the Santiago Network for Loss and Damage, will be on our panel, joined by senior colleagues from UNDP & IOM. If you are at COP, please join us! @RLI_News @DDisplacement @IDMC_Geneva @LossandDamage
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The RLI is co-hosting this important COP 29 event with the @DDisplacement & @IDMC_Geneva, building on the themes of our new brief "It's Time for Solutions", published by @LossandDamage and @RID_networks. Stay tuned for info on our amazing panellists! @UNmigration @RLI_News
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1/16.🥳NEW BRIEF: From @RID_networks and the @lossanddamage Collaboration ahead of #COP29: “It’s Time for Solutions! Addressing #Displacement and Other #HumanMobility Challenges in the Context of #ClimateChange #LossAndDamage”. 🎉 🔗Read it here: lossanddamagecollaboration.o…
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