Join us in conversation with Prof. Cosmin Corendea, Vice Dean and professor at Jindal School of Environment and Sustainability and professor at Jindal Global Law School, to unravel the crisis of climate displacement and hear him briefly cover the role of the Conference of Parties (COP) and his association with it over the years, particularly at COP26. Professor Corendea explains the term climate displacement in simple terms and tells us why we are going to be hearing more about it in the coming years. We discuss the relevance of terminology in the discourse of climate displacement and deliberate the stakeholders or sectors that would constitute an ideal group to address the issue. We also discuss whether a criteria can be developed for climate refugees or climate displacement given the transboundary nature of migration and finally, Prof. Corendea shares his message to the youth in the context of our work towards climate change mitigation.

Here are some key timestamps to help you navigate the podcast:

1. What is the COP, what is its role in climate change mitigation and Prof. Corendea’s personal association with it. (2:09 )


2. Defining climate displacement and its evidence in the world, especially in India. (6:30 )


3. The significance of terminology in the discourse of climate displacement. (15:55 )


4. Which stakeholders constitute the ideal group to address climate displacement? (24:07 )


5. Whether an international criteria can be developed for climate refugees? (32:40 )


6. Prof. Corendea’s message to the youth (41:09 )