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Global Recommendations on Nationality and Statelessness in the Context of Climate Change
Global Recommendations on Nationality and Statelessness in the Context of Climate Change
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a. Does the SDP align with the standards set out in the
UNHCR Handbook on the Protection of Stateless Persons?
(Recommendation 2)
b. Is the SDP accessible to persons who have migrated or been
displaced to the country in the context of climate change?
(Recommendation 2)
c. D
oes a determination of statelessness lead to a legal status
and a right of residence? (Recommendation 3)
d. A
re country information and guidance available to decision
makers to ensure they are aware of the country contexts and
profiles of persons who apply for statelessness status in the
context of climate change? (Recommendation 2)
Laws and policies on climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction
and emergency preparedness, response and recovery
1. Do laws and policies on climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction
and emergency preparedness, response and recovery include
stateless persons? (Recommendation 3)
a. Do laws and policies consider stateless persons with protected
characteristics including women, children, indigenous persons,
those with disabilities and those who are displaced?
(Recommendation 3)
b. Have stateless communities been consulted as part of the
development of laws and policies on climate adaptation,
management and disaster risk reduction and relief?
(Recommendation 3)
2. Are assistance and support services for persons displaced or
impacted in the context of climate change available to all regardless
of nationality or migration status? (Recommendation 3)
3.
Has training been conducted with emergency service providers to
sensitize them to the barriers which may prevent stateless persons
from accessing services? (Recommendation 3) Laws and policies
relating to international legal standards on nationality and
statelessness
4. Does the nationality law discriminate based on gender, race,
religion, etc? (Recommendation 6)
5. Does the nationality law discriminate/differentiate between
naturalized and natural-born citizens? (Recommendation 6)
6. Is the State party to both 1954 and 1961 Statelessness
Conventions?
7. Have the 1954 and 1961 Statelessness Conventions been
implemented into domestic law? (Recommendations 2, 3, and 6)
8. Is the State party to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Discrimination Against Women? (Recommendation 7)
a. Are there any reservations to Article 9 of the Convention on
the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women?
(Recommendation 7)
9. Is the State party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child?
(Recommendation 7) Laws and policies relating to bilateral or
multilateral agreements to facilitate migration of nationals in the
context of climate change
10. Are any bilateral or multilateral agreements envisaged between
the State and other States to facilitate migration of nationals in
the context of climate change? (Recommendation 9)
a. Are there any conflicts between the nationality laws of the State
and the nationality laws of the receiving State?
(Recommendation 5, 9)
b. Have affected communities been meaningfully engaged in the
design, negotiation and implementation of bilateral and multilateral
agreements? (Recommendation 9)
c. Do agreements directly address the potential impacts of migration
on the nationality status of persons who are relocating from one
country to another? (Recommendation 9)
d. Do agreements contain safeguards for the retention of nationality
of the country of origin? (Recommendation 9)
e. Do agreements set out pathways to gain nationality of receiving
States? (Recommendation 9)
f. Do all States party to the agreement permit dual or multiple
nationality? (Recommendation 9)
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