Climate change and disaster displacement in the Global Compact on Refugees

UNHCR considers that the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) adopted by the UN General Assembly on 17 December 2018 effectively acknowledges and addresses the reality of increasing displacement in the context of disasters, environmental degradation and climate change, and provides a basis for measures to tackle the many challenges arising in this area. This document summarises the key textual references in this regard.