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DS Expands its Myanmar HLP Initiative
DS visited Myanmar (Burma) in mid-June to examine the country’s rapidly evolving political reforms and how these are likely to affect the HLP rights of its citizens. DS Director, Scott Leckie,...
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The Coastal Kids Project Gets Underway
DS has continued its work under the Coastal Kids Project with Sorrento Primary School educating students about climate change and its implications for coastal dwellers throughout the world. A short...
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Tackling Land Grabbing and Speculation in the New Myanmar
Though Myanmar/Burma has undergone unprecedented political change in recent months, the country is currently grappling with a severe land grabbing and speculation crisis. The DS Director, Scott...
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New DS Publication on HLP Rights and International Criminal Justice
Crimes against the home are commonplace in situations of armed conflict, both international and national in origin, as well as in non-conflict settings where the perpetrators of such abuses target...
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DS Holds First Ever Australia-Bangladesh Skype Conversation for its Coastal...
This year, as part of its Climate Change and Displacement Initiative, Displacement Solutions (DS) has launched the Coastal Kids Project to connect schools and students living in coastal areas in...
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DS Hosts International Workshop on Land Solutions to Climate Displacement
DS hosted an international workshop on land solutions to climate displacement in Auckland, New Zealand on 4 October. The workshop brought together experts and government officials from Papua New...
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DS Calls for a National HLP Summit in Myanmar
Media Coverage Dvb.no. Interview with Scott Leckie: ‘Burma could very easily become the displacement capital or Asia.’ The Irrawaddy. Article. Report Urges Govt to Address Land Grabbing Issue. Myanmar...
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Coastal Kids Writing Contest unearths creative insights into Climate Change
Melbourne (12 Dec) – Students in Year 5 and 6 from Sorrento Primary School in Victoria, Australia and the William Carey Academy in Chittagong, Bangladesh were invited to write a 500-word essay on the...
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Scott Leckie on the Management of Climate Displacement: Forced Migration Review
Advocates who work for those at risk of displacement have come to the realisation that they are now also campaigners for resettlement and relocation. With this new role comes many difficult cultural,...
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More Assistance Needed from Bangladesh Government for Displaced Communities
Displacement Solutions and Young Power in Social Action Urge Bangladesh Government to do More to Assist Climate Displaced Communities Displacement Solutions (DS) recently completed its fourth visit to...
View ArticleClimate Displacement Law Project: Towards an International Legal Standard
Rarely, if ever, has humanity dealt with an issue the magnitude of climate change displacement. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and many other groups warn that the effects of...
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Deutsche Welle: Scott Leckie on the worrying transition of Myanmar
Germany’s international broadcaster, Deutsche Welle, has recently published aninterview with Displacement Solutions Director, Scott Leckie, on the apparent failings of Democracy Darling Aung San Suu...
View ArticleInterview: Increasing Climate Displacement Demands International Effort
Displacement Solutions Director, Scott Leckie, was recently interviewed by Deutsche Welle on the immediate need for international awareness and aid for climate displaced people across the globe.
View ArticleLandmark Report Launch: Bridging the HLP Gap in Myanmar
Displacement Solutions has presented Scott Leckie’s latest report Bridging the Housing Land and Property Gap at the Sedona Hotel, Yangon, Myanmar. Bridging the HLP Gap urges government bodies and...
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Myanmar Times on DS Report: Land Rights Key to Peace Process
The Myanmar Times recently reported on the findings of the Displacement Solutions Report “Bridging the Housing, Land and Property Gap”, by DS Director, Scott Leckie, that was presented to stakeholders...
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DVB on DS Report: The Peace Process and Land Rights
The Democratic Voice of Burma has recently covered the release of Displacement Solutions report “Bridging the HLP Gap” and states that the housing, land and property rights of Burma’s displaced ethnic...
View ArticleDRAFT Peninsula Principles on Climate Displacement available for Comment
Displacement Solutions is proud to announce that the DRAFT version of the Peninsula Principles on Climate Change Displacement are now available for public comment. Please visit the Climate Displacement...
View ArticleThank You to Everyone for Comments on the Draft Peninsula Principles on...
Displacement Solutions expect the final text of the Peninsula Principles on Climate Change Displacement to be approved on 18 August. Please check back then for further updates. In the meantime, this...
View ArticleGlobal Experts Finalise Peninsula Principles to Protect Rights of Displaced...
Over an epic weekend of debate, discussion and creation, 18 Peninsula Principles were approved as a template for Government States to use to protect the Human Rights of people who lose their homes,...
View ArticleVIDEO: Climate Change in the Torres Strait
Residents of various beautiful coral islands of the Torres Strait talk about their frustrations on the topic of coastline erosion and the lack of government acknowledgement and assistance provided to...
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