Description
The climate crisis represents a collective challenge that is increasingly being recognized as a threat to global peace and security. Among the many challenges, the issue of climate-induced displacement has been recognized as a major threat globally. The growing frequency and intensity of climate-related events around the world, particularly in the regions of the global south like South Asia, have resulted in a considerable increase in climate-induced displacement, which has disproportionately impacted vulnerable communities. This issue of disproportionate impacts and displacement poses significant challenges and brings to the table discussions about climate justice, environmental sustainability, and economic development in such regions. Following such loss and damage, the capacity to adapt, particularly by the regions of the global south, is relatively limited and constrained. The concept of loss and damage is also understood as a negative consequence of climate change, which leads to massive destruction in all spheres of a society. This paper tries to explore the relationship between climate-induced displacement, the concept of loss and damage, and climate justice in the current context. The paper will examine the ways in which diverse institutions and conferences have emerged and evolved to include such themes of loss and damage and climate impacts relating to displacement and migration. It will focus on mechanisms, like the Warsaw International Mechanism for loss and damage, the most recent loss and damage transitional committee meetings, and various resolutions from the Conference of Parties plans, and study how they aim to tackle and address this nexus of climate displacement and loss and damage, with a special focus on the South Asian region. It will highlight what measures are being worked upon to mitigate such climate-induced challenges, build resilience within communities, and improve adaptation strategies.