ABSTRACT
The General Obligations of the Peninsula Principles establish the first duties of the instrument. The Peninsula Principles open with a Preamble, which is non-binding, and an Introduction, which guides interpretation of the document as a whole. Principles 5 through 8 deal, respectively, with four areas: prevention and avoidance; provision of adaptation assistance, protection, and other measures; national implementation measures; and international cooperation and assistance. The General Obligations draw on binding treaties and normative frameworks of both human rights and international environmental law. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the lead international treaty dedicated to combating climate change, also urges states to follow the precautionary Principle. The Peninsula Principles, like many of their sources, place primary responsibility for dealing with climate displacement on affected states. When implementing the Peninsula Principles, a state is obligated to "ensure that durable solutions to climate displacement are adequately addressed by legislation and other administrative measures".
