Jane McAdam
@profjmcadam.bsky.social
Scientia Professor of Law; Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow; Director, Evacuations Research Hub, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW
Jane Alexandra McAdam is an Australian legal scholar, and expert in climate change and refugees. She is a Scientia Professor at the University of NSW, and is the inaugural Director of the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law. She was awarded an Order of Australia in 2021 for “distinguished service to international refugee law, particularly to climate change”. .. more
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Protection Of Disaster Displaced Persons Discussed At Global Refugee Forum Progress Review 2025 - Platform on Disaster Displacement
Geneva, 15 December – A Linked Event to the Global Refugee Forum Progress Review 2025 commemorates 10 years of the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda and refle
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We @kaldorcentre.bsky.social were proud to co-host a Linked Event to the Global Refugee Forum Progress Review commemorating 10 years of the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda for people displaced across borders in the context of disasters & climate change disasterdisplacement.org/news-events/...
Our summer selection: Stories worth sharing
Discover your next great read, listen, or watch in these picks from the Kaldor Centre team.
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Our recommendations @kaldorcentre.bsky.social for your summer reading, listening and watching www.unsw.edu.au/news/2025/12...
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
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I'm pleased to share my latest article on 'Displacement in the ICJ's Advisory Opinion on Climate Change' - available free here journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Disaster- and climate-related human mobility in the Americas
Disaster- and climate-related human mobility in the Americas: A decade of progress since the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda
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We are pleased to share the latest Nansen Initiative +10 blog on 'Disaster- and climate-related human mobility in the Americas: A decade of progress since the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda' @unhcr.org climatemobility.unsw.edu.au/blog/americas/
Home Affairs Minister says Australian government has a special team ready to rapidly process visitor visas for relatives of those directly impacted by yesterday’s attack in Bondi
Now is a time for care and compassion, not racism and retribution #bondibeach
Former Iraqi President Barham Salih to lead UN refugee agency
Barham Salih, a former Iraqi president who fled persecution under Saddam Hussein, has been appointed the next U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, breaking the tradition of selecting leaders mainly fr...
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Former Iraqi President Barham Salih to lead UN refugee agency www.reuters.com/world/middle...
UNHCR at 75: Why the world still needs the UN refugee agency
OPINION | Governments must ensure the UNHCR has all of the resources it needs to sustain its life-saving work.
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UNHCR at 75: I explain why the world still needs the UN refugee agency www.themandarin.com.au/304884-unhcr...
Making the triple win of Pacific labour mobility sustainable - Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
Labour mobility brings real economic and social gains, alongside social impacts on families and communities, according to the second Pacific Labour Mobility Survey.
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Consultations in Fiji, Vanuatu and Tonga confirm that labour mobility brings real economic and social gains, but there are also trade-offs in terms of the social impacts associated with migrant workers’ extended periods of absence. devpolicy.org/making-the-t...
Statement on UNHCR’s 75th Anniversary: Kaldor Centre and RCOA
December 14 marks 75 years of UNHCR – the UN Refugee Agency. Since 1950, UNHCR has protected millions of people forced to flee, upholding rights and delivering hope. Now more than ever, the world must...
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Since its creation on 14 Dec 1950, UNHCR has protected millions of refugees and others forced to flee. We @kaldorcentre.bsky.social urge global solidarity in enabling @unhcr.org to continue its vital work. Read our full statement with @refugeecouncilau.bsky.social: www.unsw.edu.au/news/2025/12...
Nansen Initiative +10 blog
PODCAST: Reflections from the frontlines
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Have you been following our new blog series celebrating 10 years of the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda for people displaced in the context of disasters and climate change? climatemobility.unsw.edu.au/blog/
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NIPA +10 Podcast
PODCASTReflections from the frontlines: 10 years of protecting people displaced in the context of disasters
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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/
Jane McAdam
@profjmcadam.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Regional advances and momentum
A decade of the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda: Regional advances and momentum
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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/
Jane McAdam
@profjmcadam.bsky.social
· Nov 16
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And Australia’s experience shows why the approach is so misguided www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/...
Jane McAdam
@profjmcadam.bsky.social
· Nov 16
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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/...