Kayly Ober
Professional affiliation
Senior Advocate and Program Manager, Climate Displacement Program, Refugees International
Major Publications
Centerpoint
- “Meeting the Needs of Latin America's Rural and Urban Populations.” Centerpoint. Washington, DC: Woodrow Wilson Center (Oct 2010).
New Security Beat
- "Food, Water, Energy, Timber, Population: Do Madagascar’s Forests Stand a Chance?" (Apr 22, 2009).
- "Wind Farms’ Dirty Laundry Aired in Mexico and the United States" (Sep 18, 2009).
- "Water: The Next Climate Negotiation Tool?" (Jan 21, 2010).
- "Urbanization, Climate Change, and Indigenous Populations: Finding USAID’s Comparative Advantage" (May 26, 2010).
- "Time to Give a Dam: Alternative Energy as Source of Cooperation or Conflict?" (Jul 8, 2010).
- "An "Aye" for an "Aye": Everyone Has a Right to Be Counted" (Jul 12, 2010).
- "Drug Barons, Poachers, Ranchers, Oh My! Guatemala’s Forests Under Siege" (Jul 29, 2010).
- "No Peace Without Women" (Nov 11, 2010).
- "Climate-Induced Migration: Catastrophe or Adaptation Strategy?" (Feb 11, 2011).
- "In Colombia, Rural Communities Face Uphill Battle for Land Rights" (Nov 14, 2011).
- "Center for American Progress Takes on Climate Change, Migration, and Why They Matter to U.S. National Security" (Jul 19, 2012).
Towards Recognition
- "Finding a (Legal) Home for Climate Migrants" (Aug 31, 2009).
- "In a Changing Climate, Migration as Adaptation is Key" (Sep 29, 2009).
- "Translating Environmental Migrants’ Rights from Philosophy to Policy" (Feb 28, 2010).
- "Towards a Soft Law Protection for “Distress Migrants”" (Jun 5, 2010).
- "Realist Reasoning for Climate Migrant Legitimacy" (Jun 15, 2010).