Amendment No. 15 | Doc. 14955 | 02 October 2019

A legal status for "climate refugees"

Signatories: Mr Michel BRANDT, Germany, UEL ; Mr Sokratis FAMELLOS, Greece, UEL ; Mr Antón GÓMEZ-REINO, Spain, UEL ; Mr Jussi SARAMO, Finland, UEL ; Ms Feleknas UCA, Turkey, UEL

Origin - 2019 - Fourth part-session

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 5.3.7, insert the following paragraph:

"5.x. to develop a legal status in the asylum systems of member States and in international law for people fleeing long-term climate changes in their native country. The early industrialised member States of the European Council carry a particular responsability to those countries, especially of the "global south" affected by human-made climate change, and should therefore appropriately provide considerable asylum for climate refugees."