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
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...
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.
theconversation.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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...
FMR 76 - Climate change: Choices for displaced people - Forced Migration Review
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November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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...
Call for Abstracts: CMARN-IOM Policy Briefs Special Collection
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November 5, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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.
New RID piece by top authors argues that for those displaced by Hurricane Melissa, the real disaster has just begun. It shows why the forthcoming treaty on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters must include "displacement, evacuation and planned relocations".
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November 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Our latest blog is out! Thanks to @rid-networks.bsky.social for publishing our reflections on disaster displacement from Hurricane Melissa.
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...
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...
researchinginternaldisplacement.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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/...
We Must Reaffirm not "Reform" the Refugee Convention | Center for Gender and Refugee Studies
cgrs.uclawsf.edu
October 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
' ... 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/...
'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...
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,
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October 8, 2025 at 2:42 AM
'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...
Postdoctoral Fellow in Nuclear Law
Join UNSW for this unique opportunity to conduct high-quality research on domestic, comparative, and international nuclear law, across both civilian and defence perspectives. Sponsorship available.
external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au
September 22, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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...
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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...
www.ejiltalk.org
September 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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...
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...
www.ejiltalk.org
September 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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...
See our amazing speaker lineup for the 2025 Kaldor Centre Conference - and register now! conference.unsw.edu.au/en/2025-kald...
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...
conference.unsw.edu.au
September 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
See our amazing speaker lineup for the 2025 Kaldor Centre Conference - and register now! conference.unsw.edu.au/en/2025-kald...
‘Australia’s immigration crisis isn’t about numbers – it’s about misinformation’ www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
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.
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September 2, 2025 at 8:51 AM
‘Australia’s immigration crisis isn’t about numbers – it’s about misinformation’ www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
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-...
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.
theconversation.com
September 1, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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-...
My thoughts on Australia’s latest offshore deal with Nauru www.smh.com.au/national/sec...
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.
www.smh.com.au
August 31, 2025 at 10:24 PM
My thoughts on Australia’s latest offshore deal with Nauru www.smh.com.au/national/sec...
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...
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.
devpolicy.org
August 26, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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? It was a pleasure to chat to David Marr about this yesterday www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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...
www.abc.net.au
August 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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...
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...
RLRH launches new round of Graduate Horizons application support scheme
www.rsc.ox.ac.uk
August 18, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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...
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...
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August 15, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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...
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
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...
www.climatemigrationcouncil.org
August 14, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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...
August 14, 2025 at 3:42 AM
'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...
I speak with Swiss magazine Republik about climate mobility www.republik.ch/2025/08/12/k...
Wie schützt das Völkerrecht Menschen gegen den Klimawandel?
Rechtsprofessorin Jane McAdam über die Grenzen des Rechts und politische Lösungen.
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August 13, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/column/2025/... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
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.
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August 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Decolonise How? | What does a crisis look like? The ethics of humanitarian imagery: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/column/2025/... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
We @kaldorcentre.bsky.social are pleased to help celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda on disaster displacement disasterdisplacement.org/news-events/...
NIPA+10: A Decade of Progress Towards Better Protection for People Displaced in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change - Platform on Disaster Displacement
21 July 2025, Geneva, Switzerland – In 2025, we mark the 10th anniversary of the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda (NIPA), an important moment in our collective efforts to better protect people disp...
disasterdisplacement.org
August 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
We @kaldorcentre.bsky.social are pleased to help celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda on disaster displacement disasterdisplacement.org/news-events/...
Nauru is selling passports to fund climate resilience www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/...
Pacific microstate sells first passports to fund climate action
The remote Pacific nation has approved just six applicants since early this year, but officials say interest in joining the low-lying, largely barren island is increasing.
www.japantimes.co.jp
August 11, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Nauru is selling passports to fund climate resilience www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/...