Is Europe worried about the problem of migration due to climate change? And is the status of a climate refugee recognised by international law?”

“Climate migration is a phenomenon which has always been a concern for man, says Eleonora Guadagno, a climate change and migration expert. “But today, because of the increase in the damage caused by climate change , this question becomes more urgent than ever. And this has caused a unique case for the United Nations which doesn’t offer any protection to these migrants under international law.

It is difficult to isolate the ‘climate’ factor in the migration phenomenon and it is always difficult to recognise the political responsibility of the states after an environmental catastrophe.

Europe is a culminating point for these climate migrations. Especially when it concerns future migrants coming from Africa and the Middle East, because of droughts and floods. But also because Europe has had to suffer population movements itself, for examp