مدارات سياسية
Volume 8, Numéro 1, Pages 31-48
2024-06-30

Climate Change And Climate Migration Issues In The African Sahel: Human Rights Are At Stake.

Authors : Admam Chahrazed .

Abstract

This research aims to understand the relationship between climate migration and human rights, by answering the following question: How can the negative effects of climate change on human rights be a major driver of climate migration in the African Sahel? To conclude that the African Sahel, which is considered one of the regions most vulnerable to the repercussions of climate change in the world, is witnessing high rates of mobility as a way to adapt to the difficult climatic conditions in the region, and also as the only way for millions of people to escape due to the impact of harsh conditions related to climate change on their lives their livelihoods and their access to rights, so that the effects of this migration turn into a flagrant violation of human rights that requires the activation of effective international governance to address these issues .

Keywords

African Sahel ; climate migration ; climate change ; displacement ; human rights ; African Sahel ; climate migration ; climate change ; displacement ; human rights