Land Solutions for Climate Displacement

Scott Leckie is Director of Displacement Solutions, a non-profit initiative designed to assist refugees and displaced persons to return and recover their original homes. An international human rights lawyer and global housing advocate, he is recognised internationally as an expert in the field of economic and social rights. He is currently a Visiting Professor at the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.

Foreword 1.Introduction 2. Climate Change, Displacement and Resettlement 3. The Efficacy of the Forms of Climate Change Adaptation 4. Land Availability for Climate Displaced Communities in Bangladesh 5. Land Acquisition for Climate Displaced Communities in Bangladesh 6. The Viability of the Chittagong Hill Tracts as a destination for Climate Displaced Communities in Bangladesh 7. Climate Displacement and Kiribati: Notes from the Frontline 8. Climate Displacement and Land Solutions in Myanmar 9. The Sinking Carterets Islands: Leading Change in Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea 10. Climate-related Displacement and Options for Resettlement in Solomon Islands 11. Climate Displacement in Tuvalu 12. Climate Displacement in the United States: The Case of Newtok Village, Alaska 13. Conclusions: Possible Land Solution Tools to Resolve Climate Displacement