The IOM as a ‘UN-Related’ Organisation, and the Potential Consequences for People Displaced by Climate Change

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The IOM as a ‘UN-Related’ Organisation, and the Potential Consequences for People Displaced by Climate Change. / Cullen, Miriam.

Climate Refugees: Global, Local and Critical Approaches. ed. / Simon Behrman; Avidan Kent. cambridge university press (cup), 2022. p. 338 - 356.

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Cullen, M 2022, The IOM as a ‘UN-Related’ Organisation, and the Potential Consequences for People Displaced by Climate Change. in S Behrman & A Kent (eds), Climate Refugees: Global, Local and Critical Approaches. cambridge university press (cup), pp. 338 - 356. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108902991.018

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Cullen, M. (2022). The IOM as a ‘UN-Related’ Organisation, and the Potential Consequences for People Displaced by Climate Change. In S. Behrman, & A. Kent (Eds.), Climate Refugees: Global, Local and Critical Approaches (pp. 338 - 356). cambridge university press (cup). https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108902991.018

Vancouver

Cullen M. The IOM as a ‘UN-Related’ Organisation, and the Potential Consequences for People Displaced by Climate Change. In Behrman S, Kent A, editors, Climate Refugees: Global, Local and Critical Approaches. cambridge university press (cup). 2022. p. 338 - 356 https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108902991.018

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Cullen, Miriam. / The IOM as a ‘UN-Related’ Organisation, and the Potential Consequences for People Displaced by Climate Change. Climate Refugees: Global, Local and Critical Approaches. editor / Simon Behrman ; Avidan Kent. cambridge university press (cup), 2022. pp. 338 - 356

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