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- Climate Change, Disasters, and the Refugee Convention
- Cambridge Asylum and Migration Studies
- Climate Change, Disasters, and the Refugee Convention
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Series Editor’s Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the Text
- Table of Cases
- Table of Treaties and Other International and Regional Instruments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Two Disaster Paradigms
- 3 Jurisprudence on the Determination of Refugee Status in the Context of ‘Natural’ Disasters and Climate Change
- 4 Interpreting the Refugee Definition
- 5 The Temporal Scope of Being Persecuted
- 6 The Personal Scope of Being Persecuted: The Function of the Non-discrimination Norm within the Refugee Definition
- 7 Refugee Status Determination in the Context of ‘Natural’ Disasters and Climate Change
- Appendix: Taxonomy
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - Two Disaster Paradigms
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 January 2020
- Climate Change, Disasters, and the Refugee Convention
- Cambridge Asylum and Migration Studies
- Climate Change, Disasters, and the Refugee Convention
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Series Editor’s Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the Text
- Table of Cases
- Table of Treaties and Other International and Regional Instruments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Two Disaster Paradigms
- 3 Jurisprudence on the Determination of Refugee Status in the Context of ‘Natural’ Disasters and Climate Change
- 4 Interpreting the Refugee Definition
- 5 The Temporal Scope of Being Persecuted
- 6 The Personal Scope of Being Persecuted: The Function of the Non-discrimination Norm within the Refugee Definition
- 7 Refugee Status Determination in the Context of ‘Natural’ Disasters and Climate Change
- Appendix: Taxonomy
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter introduces two different approaches to understanding disasters. The 'hazard' paradigm, identified in chapter one as influencing the 'dominant view' regarding the application of the refugee definition in the context of disasters and climate change, is described as being characterised by a focus on hazards such as cyclones and earthquakes, with limited attention paid to the role of social factors in the unfolding of a disaster. The 'social' paradigm is then presented as providing a richer theoretical lens owing to its recognition of social factors as key elements in any disaster. The role played by discrimination in contributing to differential exposure and vulnerability to disaster-related harm is highlighted, and the relevance of this paradigm for guiding refugee status determination in the context of disasters and climate change is underscored.
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- Climate Change, Disasters, and the Refugee Convention , pp. 10 - 31Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020