The potential role of the Italian Constitutional reform on environmental protection in enhancing migrants’ livelihood

The Italian Constitutional reform on environmental protection also in the interest of future generations paves the way for deep reflections upon the relevance of these instruments in promoting the protection of people migrating (or wishing to do so) in the context of climate and environmental changes. At the same time, one could wonder what impact environmental protection, including the right to a healthy environment, could have on migrants who are already onto the Italian territory. To answer these questions, this paper first provides an overview of the protection of the environment in Italian domestic law and case law, which follows a consolidated trend of increasing climate awareness at the international level. Afterwards, it outlines the main policy and legal developments on environmental protection and migration in the context of climate and environmental changes recently adopted at the supranational level, which will prove helpful to understand the role of the Italian constitutional reform on environmental protection in enhancing migrants’ livelihood in their countries of origin and of destination.