Guest Lecture by Dr. Nagesh Sawant (School of Law, Ajinkya DY Patil University, Pune, INDIA)

📖 Lecture Topic: "Legal Status of Climate Refugees”
📅 Date: Friday, May 22, 2026
⏰ Time: 19:15 – 21:00 CET
💻 Format: Online

The nexus between climate change and climate refugees is a proven fact.  The number of climate refugees is increasing day by day, and the progress on legal protection is at a snail's pace. This lecture uncovers the definitional dichotomy that deprives climate refugees of legal protection, highlights endeavors at the international and municipal level to offer legal protection to climate refugees to bring them into the fold of refugees in general, and the way forward. It also delves into the legal recourse available to climate refugees against private and public institutions under Climate change litigation.

Join us to gain valuable insights into the Legal Status of Climate Refugees, presented by an experienced academic with a global perspective.
 
How to Participate:
If you wish to attend, please contact us at siapl@ug.edu.pl to receive the event link.
 
We warmly welcome all members and friends of our Faculty community to this engaging and thought-provoking session!

Dr. Nagesh Haribhau Sawant is an Associate Professor at the School of Law, ADYPU Pune. Before joining ADYPU, he worked as an assistant professor at Symbiosis Law School, Pune, for nine years. He has more than 15 years of teaching experience. His teaching areas include Administrative Law, Labour and Industrial Laws, Humanitarian & Refugee Law, and Research Methodology.  He completed his LL.M. in 2009 and Ph.D. in 2020 from the Department of Law, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune (India). He authored several research articles published in international and national journals and book chapters in edited books. Different institutions have invited him as a resource person to deliver lectures, judge moot court competitions, and conduct research paper writing competitions. He developed an elective course on Migration and EU Legal Issues under the EURASIA Project, offered under the LL.M. specialization European Union Legal Studies, Symbiosis International University, Pune. Six research scholars have completed their Ph.D. under his supervision.  He has been a member of the Board of Studies, School of Law, ADYPU since 2021. Considering his contributions in teaching, research, and administration, the Ajeenkya DY Patil Group conferred him with the Best Teacher Award in the Academic Year 2023-2024.