New book: Disaster Displacement and International Protection in the EU

Dr. Chiara Scissa, Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Bologna Photo: 2026 forest fires in Fontainebleu, by Jdkxhdjj, via Wikimedia Commons New book: Disaster Displacement and International Protection in the EU. Challenges, Misconceptions, and the Way Forward (Routledge, 2026) Disasters trigger over three times more displacements than conflict and violence and rank among the principal drivers of displacement worldwide. Whereas other world’s regions have reached significant achievements – including Africa with the IGAD Protocol on Free Movement of Persons recognizing free movement for IGAD citizens affected by disasters, Latin America with the 2025 Inter-American Court on Human Rights’ Advisory Opinion acknowledging the applicability of international protection in disaster contexts, and the Pacific with relevant regional and bilateral initiatives on climate mobility -, this is not the case for the European Union (EU). The EU lags behind with no common protection…