Climate-related displacement should create a right to international protection

Universal entitlements of all persons regardless of nationality, status, or circumstance, grounded in international law. Includes civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights. Promoted and monitored through treaty bodies, courts, and advocacy organizations operating at national and international levels.

Cross-border movement of people, including asylum seekers, refugees, and policy responses.

Body of rules, treaties, and customary norms governing relations between sovereign states and other international actors. Provides the legal framework for diplomacy, armed conflict, trade, human rights, and the functioning of international institutions — enforced through courts, arbitration, and state compliance.

Long-term shifts in Earth's climate driven by greenhouse-gas emissions and the global response.

Government and intergovernmental decisions on limiting greenhouse-gas emissions, adapting to climate impacts and financing the transition, including international negotiations, scientific assessment processes and national targets.

Legal frameworks and operational programs designed to safeguard people displaced across international borders.