Australian toolkit on international protection in the context of climate change and disasters

This toolkit provides practical guidance for decision-makers and legal practitioners assessing international protection claims in which climate change and disasters play a role. With climate-related impacts increasingly intersecting with displacement and protection needs, this toolkit provides evidence-based guidance to support consistent and informed decision-making in Australia.

The Australian Toolkit shows how the adverse effects of climate change and disasters can be factored into refugee and complementary protection claims under Australian law. Building on the global Practical Toolkit on International Protection for People Displaced across Borders in the context of Climate Change and Disasters, the Australian Toolkit:

• addresses seven common myths about climate-related displacement; 
• explains what the evidence shows;
• provides practical guidance for assessing climate-related protection claims under Australia’s legal framework;
• includes detailed case studies based on realistic scenarios; and
• offers sample interview questions and guidance on relevant country-information considerations for practitioners.