Jane McAdam

NIPA +10 Podcast PODCASTReflections from the frontlines: 10 years of protecting people displaced in the context of disasters

10 years ago, 109 governments endorsed the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda on disaster displacement. In this podcast, Prof Walter Kaelin - Envoy of the Chair of the Platform on Disaster Displacement - and I reflect on that time and what's happened since climatemobility.unsw.edu.au/blog/podcast/

Regional advances and momentum A decade of the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda: Regional advances and momentum

The latest post in our new Nansen Initiative +10 blog is out now! It's about how regional frameworks can drive real change for those most at risk of displacement in the context of climate change, written by @iom.int climatemobility.unsw.edu.au/blog/iom/

And Australia’s experience shows why the approach is so misguided www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/...

The UK’s new 20-year temporary protection policy for #refugees, with rolling 30-month reviews, is inefficient, costly, unsustainable and cruel. Australia’s experience shows why the approach is so misguided www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/...

I am honoured to have been appointed today to the inaugural NSW Settlement Advisory Council, which will provide advice to the NSW Minister for Multiculturalism and Multicultural NSW on refugee settlement policy in the state multicultural.nsw.gov.au/media-releas...

Plus 10 Blog About the Nansen Initiative +10 blog

Today @kaldorcentre.bsky.social, Platform on Disaster Displacement & @unhcr.org launch Nansen Initiative +10 - a new blog reflecting on a decade of the Nansen Initiative’s Protection Agenda. Explore how disaster displacement policy has evolved, and what’s next. climatemobility.unsw.edu.au/blog

2026 Refugee Law and International Journal of Refugee Law: Online Workshop for Prospective Authors. Details here: academic-oup-com.wwwproxy1.library.unsw.edu.au/ijrl/pages/a...

As Australia welcomes its millionth refugee, its hardline border policies endure. We can lead by example again This is a moment to take pride in our history of moral national action – and demand more humane policies for those continuing to seek refuge here.

Any day now, Australia will welcome its millionth refugee since WWII. This is a moment to celebrate – but also to lead by example by demanding more humane policies for those continuing to seek asylum. Read how in this new piece by me and Daniel Ghezelbash theconversation.com/as-australia...

New issue of Forced Migration Review out now on climate change and displacement: 'responses to climate displacement must be proactive, rights-based, and human-centered, moving beyond reactive measures' www.fmreview.org/climate-choi...

Call for Abstracts for a Special Collection of policy briefs on climate mobility in Africa, to be published in 2026 in celebration of the 5th anniversary of the Climate Mobility Africa Research Network www.cmarnetwork.com/call-for-abs...

Our latest blog is out! Thanks to @rid-networks.bsky.social for publishing our reflections on disaster displacement from Hurricane Melissa.

Revisiting the 2015 Guidance on Planned Relocations: A decade of progress and future horizons - Researching Internal Displacement This article looks back at the development and continued relevance of the 2015 Guidance on Protecting People from Disasters and Environmental Change through Planned Relocations, which established an e...

This is an excellent overview of developments on planned relocations in the context of disasters and climate change over the last decade by Elizabeth Ferris, Erica Bower and Sanjula Weerasinghe (and brings back lots of memories!) researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...

' ... the problem is not refugee law, it is the cynical, timeworn deployment of xenophobic and racist rhetoric to create fear and undermine democratic institutions' writes Kate Jastram @cgrsasylum.bsky.social in response to recent 'reform' proposals cgrs.uclawsf.edu/en/our-work/...

High Commissioner’s Opening Statement to the 76th plenary session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme | UNHCR (As delivered)Mr. Chairman, Señor Presidente, Distinguished Delegates, Dear colleagues,

'States have a shared responsibility to protect those fleeing for their lives. Sovereignty and the right to seek asylum are not incompatible. They are complementary.' Read the full speech by UN High Commissioner for Refugees here @unhcr.org www.unhcr.org/news/speeche...

Postdoctoral Fellow in Nuclear Law - fantastic new 3-yr opportunity to work at UNSW Law and Justice & Nuclear Innovation Centre to conduct research and build capacity on nuclear law at UNSW external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...

Foregrounding Displacement in the Treaty on the Protection of Persons in the event of Disasters This week, the leaders of the Pacific Island States will have their annual meeting at the Pacific Islands Forum to discuss key issues impacting the region. In recent years, leaders have adopted signif...

As Pacific leaders meet ⁦‪@ForumSEC‬⁩ this week to discuss the impacts of climate change, the proposed Treaty on the Protection of Persons in the event of Disasters is pertinent to discussions. ⁦Thomas Mulder and I explain why. www.ejiltalk.org/foregroundin...

Foregrounding Displacement in the Treaty on the Protection of Persons in the event of Disasters This week, the leaders of the Pacific Island States will have their annual meeting at the Pacific Islands Forum to discuss key issues impacting the region. In recent years, leaders have adopted signif...

As Pacific leaders meet ⁦‪@ForumSEC‬⁩ this week to discuss the impacts of climate change, the proposed Treaty on the Protection of Persons in the event of Disasters is pertinent to discussions. ⁦Thomas Mulder and I explain why. www.ejiltalk.org/foregroundin...

Building bridges: Advancing refugee protection in a divided world | 2025 Kaldor Centre Conference The 2025 Kaldor Centre Conference brings together policymakers, practitioners, scholars, civil society and people with lived experience of displacement — to ask the hard questions, share ideas and bui...

See our amazing speaker lineup for the 2025 Kaldor Centre Conference - and register now! conference.unsw.edu.au/en/2025-kald...

Australians took to the streets because they were scared by numbers that don’t exist We cannot and should not write off everyone who marched. However, most of them are misinformed. Australia’s immigration crisis isn’t about numbers – it’s about misinformation.

‘Australia’s immigration crisis isn’t about numbers – it’s about misinformation’ www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Politicians have scapegoated immigration for decades. It’s time to flip the script Anti-immigration rallies across Australia are the culmination of years of political scaremongering. But better immigration messaging could change the trajectory.

For decades now, public discourse about refugees and immigrants has become increasingly fractured, ugly and untrue. But just as government messaging has partly contributed to this situation, it could also help get us out of it. I explain how: theconversation.com/politicians-...

Secret refugee deal with Nauru just moves the problem out of sight Australia has been sending asylum-seekers to the tiny Pacific nation since 2001. It doesn’t solve the issue.

My thoughts on Australia’s latest offshore deal with Nauru www.smh.com.au/national/sec...

The first Falepili Union visa ballot: a preliminary assessment - Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre The Falepili Union treaty visa won’t necessarily lead to depopulation and brain drain, and offers large economic benefits to Tuvaluans, says Ryan Edwards.

Here's Ryan Edwards' preliminary assessment of the first Falepili Union visa ballot from Tuvalu to Australia. Although 80% of the population applied, there is high-quality research explaining why not everyone moves and why people return. Read it here: devpolicy.org/the-first-fa...

Most of Tuvalu applied for a new Australian visa; why? - ABC listen Last month, around 80% of Tuvalu's population balloted for a new Australian visa. The 'Falepili Mobility Pathway' is a response to the erosion of Tuvalu's territory caused by rising sea levels; each y...

Most of Tuvalu applied for a new Australian visa; why? It was a pleasure to chat to David Marr about this yesterday www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

RLRH launches new round of Graduate Horizons application support scheme

Graduate Horizons application support scheme still open - 500+ Master’s scholarships available for African refugee and displaced students at 25+ universities worldwide. Join an information session on Wednesday, 21 August, 1:00 pm BST www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/news/rlrh-la...

'We can handle anything': Uni students that fled Gaza start new lives With 90 per cent of all schools in Gaza damaged or destroyed, these students packed up their lives and made the difficult decision to leave.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

2025 Winners and finalists My Grav Site

Congratulations to Daniel Ghezelbash‬⁩ @kaldorcentre.bsky.social‬⁩ who won the Innovator of the Year (Individual) award last night at the Australian Law Awards! www.lawyersweekly.com.au/australian-l...

Resources — Climate Migration Council Resources promoting a deeper understanding of key concepts and details defining the interrelationship between the climate crisis and movement of people within and across borders—to inform greater unde...

The Climate Migration Council has developed a series of Action Guidelines for governments, NGOs, media, private sector, etc. Check them out here! www.climatemigrationcouncil.org/resources

'Statehood and the Protection of Persons in the Context of Sea-Level Rise: The International Law Association’s Contribution' - read my new piece with Walter Kaelin & Bruce Burson @kaldorcentre.bsky.social brill-com.wwwproxy1.library.unsw.edu.au/view/journal...

Wie schützt das Völkerrecht Menschen gegen den Klimawandel? Rechts­professorin Jane McAdam über die Grenzen des Rechts und politische Lösungen.

I speak with Swiss magazine Republik about climate mobility www.republik.ch/2025/08/12/k...

Decolonise How? | What does a crisis look like? The ethics of humanitarian imagery The ethical obligation is to ensure that people are not reduced to their worst moments, their bodies not collapsed into spectacle.

Decolonise How? | What does a crisis look like? The ethics of humanitarian imagery: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/column/2025/... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)