ABSTRACT
This chapter highlights how responses to the problem of forced migration are frequently not based on attempts to address causes but rather on the negative consequences of migration for public order or national security. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) there are 'sharp differences across regions' in regard to the threats of climate change. Climate change could affect population movements in various ways. Population movements have been a natural strategy for human adaptation to environmental variability. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) defines migration as a process of moving, either across an international border, or within a State. The inadequacy of the concept 'refugee' has been confirmed by some cases in Australia and New Zealand, where some residents of Tuvalu and Kiribati applied for the recognition of refugee status because of the impact of climate change. Climate change certainly poses issues around shared state responsibilities and international cooperation, especially because of the responsibility in causing climate alteration.
