Dr Eric Shahzar holds a doctorate focused on environmental law and the politics of displacement, with case studies across the Global South. His research addresses the legal architecture surrounding climate-induced displacement and refugee protection, with particular attention to the Global South.
He has conducted first-hand fieldwork in delta regions, engaging directly with communities displaced by seawater intrusion and tracing their movement into informal urban settlements. This grounding in lived experience informs his broader work on human rights law, civil litigation, and the gaps in legal protection facing displaced and stateless populations.
Dr Shahzar advises parliamentary committees on matters relating to climate change, displacement, and human rights, and teaches across land law, dispute resolution, and civil litigation practice. He is a member of the Society of Legal Scholars.
His work has been recognised with an Emerging Scholar Award for contributions to environmental policy, and his research continues to shape doctrinal and policy conversations on the legal recognition of climate-displaced persons.
Gracias a soluciones basadas en la naturaleza, muchas comunidades del Sur Global pueden seguir viviendo en sus tierras, evitando los desplazamientos. He aquí 3 ejemplos.
Discover three ways that nature-based solutions are helping communities across the Global South stay rooted in their lands, avoiding climate migration.
水不足はあらゆる面に壊滅的な影響を及ぼし、干ばつや水不足が人々の移住、植生の喪失、生計手段の喪失という大きな課題をもたらしています。一方、低コストかつ拡張可能な解決策は存在します。パキスタンのような南アジア諸国において、自然の地下水資源を増加させるために役立つ3つの具体的解決策とは。
Percolation pits, groundwater recharge and native tree planting can help reduce South Asia's water shortage problem and raise the water tables.
气候变化加速扰乱全球移民，数百万人因极端天气、海平面上升和不适合居住的条件而被迫迁移。为了减轻气候迁移的影响，实施气候脆弱性地图绘制、全面的预警系统、及时的现金转移以及有计划的迁移等有效策略至关重要。如果不立即采取有针对性的干预措施，受气候迁移影响的人群将陷入贫困与不安全的恶性循环之中。
De sistemas de alerta temprana a reubicación planificada, presentamos 4 estrategias para abordar la migración climática y proteger a las comunidades vulnerables en todo el mundo.
Four strategies addressing climate migration – from early warning systems to planned relocation – that protect vulnerable communities worldwide.
Indigenous communities are among those most greatly impacted by climate change. Here's why we must include them in solutions to tackle the climate crisis.
Ya no basta con reducir nuestras emisiones de carbono. Debemos eliminar activamente el carbono de la atmósfera y estas soluciones basadas en la naturaleza pueden ayudarnos.
It is no longer enough to simply reduce our carbon emissions. We must actively remove carbon from the atmosphere — these nature-based solutions can help.
By increasing women's representation in decision-making through gender-responsive policies, South Asian women can play a key role in tackling climate change.
Cash transfers to those impacted by climate-induced disasters can financially empower people and minimise the effects of a climate shock on them.
Pakistan just witnessed flooding on an unprecedented scale. How can we protect the region's marginalized coastal communities from further catastrophe?
