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This paper serves to examine the roles and responsibilities of Nation States in managing their extractive industries and maintaining the sustainable development of their natural resources. In Latin America there exist areas where the State is weak and communities must rely on extractive industry actors and non-State actors to replace the State in providing the necessary services to allow for the communities to remain sustainable; economically, socially and environmentally. In order to assist extractive sector firms in evaluating their roles under that circumstance we put forward a conceptual framework that provides the principal questions that need to be considered in order to establish the rules of engagement with stakeholders and the key principles, goals, and standards that inform the actions to be taken to promote sustainable development.

Este trabajo busca analizar el problema del cambio climático y sus consecuencias en la movilidad humana y la vulneración de derechos fundamentales ocasionada por los desplazamientos forzados que ocurren como resultado de este proceso antropógeno, poniendo en evidencia la desprotección jurídica existente en relación a los refugiados climáticos y realizando una aproximación al término “refugiado climático”. Adicionalmente se analiza el ordenamiento jurídico ecuatoriano en lo referente al mandato constitucional y el Proyecto de Ley de Movilidad Humana en el contexto del cambio climático. This paper analyzes the problem of climate change and its consequences on human mobility and the violation of fundamental rights caused by forced displacements, which occur as a result of this anthropogenic process, highlighting the existing legal lack of protection in relation to climate refugees and making an approach to the term "climate refugee". Additionally, the Ecuadorian legal system in relation to the constitutional mandate and the Bill of Human Mobility in the context of climate change is analyzed. Cet article analyse le problème du changement climatique et ses conséquences sur la mobilitéhumaine et la violation des droits fondamentaux causés par les déplacements forcés qui se produisent à lasuite de ce processus anthropique, mettant en évidence la vulnérabilité juridique existant en ce quiconcerne les réfugiés climatiques et faire une approche du terme «réfugié climatique». En outre, lesystème juridique équatorien par rapport au mandat constitutionnel et le projet de loi de la mobilitéhumaine dans le contexte du changement climatique est analysé.