The goal of the lecture:
Students
will understand the importance of climate change mitigation and
adaptation measures to prevent forced environmental migration. They will
be able to subsume disaster prevention and response measures under
adaptation in a broad sense. They will know the relevant provisions and
mechanisms of international climate law and understand their limits.
They will be able to apply human rights law to the fields of adaptation
and disaster prevention and response and will be aware of the limits of
this approach. They will understand that migration, whether unplanned or
organised by the State, might be – in certain cases – the best or even
the only adaptation option.