The International Legal Protection Offered to People Crossing Borders Due to Climate Change and the Case of Salvadoran Migrants.

气候变化导致移民的说法可以追溯到20世纪80年代，当时科学家和环境活动人士认为，如果不加以解决，气候变化可能导致大规模流离失所。30多年后，那些仅仅基于环境因素寻求庇护的人没有得到任何国际法律保护。本研究将：(1)评估因环境因素而寻求难民身份者的现行法律定义；确定国际保护的差距所在。(2)通过对萨尔瓦多移民的案例研究，分析在气候变化背景下移民的保护挑战。(3)根据萨尔瓦多移民的经验，对法律保护进行评估并提出修改建议。这项研究旨在通过提出对现有法律保护的修改来解决这一差距，确保那些因气候变化而跨境的人受到保护。它将引出这一主题的复杂性，反思并建议法律应如何应对这一重要而复杂的情况，目的是在国际范围内对学者和决策者产生影响。

The origins of climate change-induced migration discourse dates back to the 1980s when scientists and environmental activists argued that, left unaddressed, climate change could lead to mass displacement. Over 30 years later, those who seek asylum on the basis of environmental factors alone are offered no international legal protection. This research will: (1) Assess the current legal definition offered to those seeking refugee status due to environmental factors; identifying where gaps in international protection lie. (2) Analyse the protection challenges for people who are moving in the context of climate change through a case study of Salvadoran migrants.(3) Evaluate and propose changes to legal protection based on the experiences of Salvadoran migrants.This research is aimed at addressing this gap by proposing changes to the existing legal protections, ensuring those crossing borders as a result of climate change are protected. It will draw out the complexities of the topic reflecting upon and suggesting how the law should grapple with this important yet complex situation, with the aim of being influential to academics and policy makers on an international scale.