Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise

h.15:00 Welcome Addresses

Setting the Scene 

The International Legal Framework on Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise

• Elena Fasoli, University of Trento 

The Science of Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise 

• Thomas Frölicher, Climate and Environmental Physics & Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern

The Work of the International Law Commission on Sea-Level Rise in Relation to International Law

Law of the Sea Implications

• Nilüfer Oral, International Law Commission 
• Bogdan Aurescu, International Law Commission

Discussant: Tullio Treves, Former Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of Sea 

The State and the Coast: Legal Implications on the Continuity or Loss of Statehood

• Davor Vidas, International Law Association, Committee on International Law and Sea-Level Rise

Discussant: Giuseppe Nesi, University of Trento 

Forced Migration and Rights of the Affected Population

• Patrícia Galvão Teles, International Law Commission 

Discussant: Elisa Fornalé, World Trade Institute, University of Bern

h. 16:40 Q&A Session 

Scientific organisation:

Elena Fasoli, Giuseppe Nesi

Information and Registration:

The webinar will take place on the Zoom platform. Participation is free but on-line registration is necessary. You can access the virtual room by a link that we will send you by e-mail after the closure of on-line registration.