Climate Change, Environmental Refugees, and Human Rights in the Middle East

Mahmood Monshipouri weaves theories of forced displacement, climate disasters, and systemic human rights abuse together with careful empirical work to show the complexities of climate-induced displacement. This is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the experiences of climate refugees and the tools available to mitigate human suffering. Students and instructors alike will find the content accessible, engaging, and thought-provoking. * Courtney Hillebrecht, University of Nebraska-Lincoln * This timely and richly researched book offers a groundbreaking synthesis of climate change, forced migration, and human rights in the Middle East. It challenges readers to rethink the emerging category of ‘climate refugees’ and the global justice obligations they invoke via a human rights frame. A vital read for scholars, policymakers, and advocates seeking to understand how the climate crisis is reshaping human mobility and rights in one of the world’s most vulnerable regions. * Hussein Banai, Indiana University, Bloomington * With clarity and moral force, Monshipouri shows how environmental decline spills into displacement, human rights, and fragile sovereignties, making the ‘climate refugee’ one of the defining figures of our age. This is a work of both witness and warning, reminding us that the struggle for survival in the Middle East is inseparable from the struggle for justice everywhere. * Anthony Tirado Chase, Occidental College *