The essay critically assesses legal responses to climate-induced migration, highlighting the fragmentation of protection and inclusion measures. In the EU, protection is generally fragmented, relying on temporary or conditional statuses that fail to facilitate long-term integration. In stark contrast, the selective Australia-Tuvalu bilateral model grants a privileged status and specific entitlements. However, this approach raises ethical and political questions regarding the instrumentalization of protection and the discriminatory exclusion of other vulnerable groups from a comprehensive pathway. The resulting patchwork demands a cohesive, rights-based EU paradigm with a stable, convertible legal status and guaranteed access to comprehensive integration.
Climate migrants and integration: the challenges for the host communities. Comparing the European and the Australian cases
Maria Dicosola
2026-01-01
Abstract
The essay critically assesses legal responses to climate-induced migration, highlighting the fragmentation of protection and inclusion measures. In the EU, protection is generally fragmented, relying on temporary or conditional statuses that fail to facilitate long-term integration. In stark contrast, the selective Australia-Tuvalu bilateral model grants a privileged status and specific entitlements. However, this approach raises ethical and political questions regarding the instrumentalization of protection and the discriminatory exclusion of other vulnerable groups from a comprehensive pathway. The resulting patchwork demands a cohesive, rights-based EU paradigm with a stable, convertible legal status and guaranteed access to comprehensive integration.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
