Managed retreat and planned retreat: a systematic literature review

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 377(1854)

Опубликована: Май 16, 2022

Vulnerable locations, such as coastlines, are at a high risk of loss and damage. Such places will suffer deleterious impacts climate change increasingly realized. As societies try to adapt these impacts, managed or planned retreat—aimed moving people assets away from vulnerable locations—is gaining increased attention. Despite this attention, systematic literature reviews the retreat remain scarce. This paper undertakes review uncovers marked increase in scholarly research papers past 5 years. An analysis 135 journal articles is completed. Findings include strong emphasis on regional local case studies exploring governance, policy institutional settings levers across range geographies. Property rights market interventions, compensation schemes, evidence prevalence neoliberal predilections. emphasizes importance renewed engagement with political economy scholarship vis-à-vis adaptation, also supported by sharp evidenced social environmental justice impacts. article part theme issue ‘Nurturing resilient marine ecosystems’.

Язык: Английский

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Climatic and Environmental Change, Migration, and Health

Annual Review of Public Health, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 44(1), С. 171 - 191

Опубликована: Дек. 21, 2022

The impacts of climate change, such as sea-level rise and extreme weather events, are expected to increase alter human migration mobility. Climate-related mobility is not inherently a crisis; it can provide pathway for adaptation change. However, growing body research identifies health risks some opportunities associated with climate-related This review examines recent (published since 2018) on the change-mobility-health nexus; this focuses largely in-country in Asia, Africa, Pacific Island countries. It considers links between anthropogenic change documents findings empirical that addresses consequences displacement, planned relocation, migration, into sites risk. highlight need climate-sensitive migrant-inclusive care heating world.

Язык: Английский

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Lessons learned and policy implications from climate-related planned relocation in Fiji and Australia

Frontiers in Climate, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 5

Опубликована: Март 2, 2023

Planned Relocation is a form of mobility in response to climate-related shocks and slow onset change. While the primary focus seminal Foresight report on Migration Environmental Change dealt with processes migration displacement, planned relocation was discussed as viable, yet fraught adaptation strategy. Since publication 2011, considerable research into has progressed understanding, part due emerging case study examples globally over last 10 years. The authors this article have undertaken communities across Australia Fiji who initiated processes, varying degrees completion success. As Research Topic—Climate Policy Connections: Progress Report—in we look back at lessons that emerged from report, provide key insights our experiences, well through drawing broader literature, doing so offer learned, policy for these regions, beyond. This especially relevant given context two nations: Australia, country experienced severe fires flooding events few years, which raised important questions around role may play future national discussions planning, buy-back schemes occurring country; Fiji, forefront globally, 800 listed need by Government numerous cases completed, emerging. Primary findings indicate: there are people choosing remain sites exposure despite plans, making notion “voluntariness” essential; potential be successful option if strong participatory governance; think broadly holistically needs livelihoods effected planning; longitudinal studies track implications impacts (both positive negative) long term.

Язык: Английский

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Between tinkering and transformation: A contemporary appraisal of climate change adaptation research on the world's islands

Frontiers in Climate, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 4

Опубликована: Янв. 12, 2023

Islands are at the center of discourses on climate change. Yet despite extensive work diverse island systems in a changing climate, we still lack an understanding change-related responses amongst islands and what shifting from might be called “tinkering” (perhaps heat warnings) to “transformational” adaptation relocation) means for these vastly different landmasses which often grouped together by default. Through systematic review change scientific literature, this paper critically reflects how considering as homogenous ensemble use buzzwords such “transformational adaptation” may problematic realities under Our findings show that evidence base actually provides literature contrasting types cultural political contexts, including Small Island Developing States well other territories. This study finds research gaps with respect regions (e.g., South America, Africa, Mediterranean) there is overall both little context-specific definitions transformational contexts. The does not yet fully reflect experiences or needs regarding transitions transformations throughout history.

Язык: Английский

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Climate change and coastal megacities: Adapting through mobility

Global Environmental Change, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 80, С. 102666 - 102666

Опубликована: Март 27, 2023

Climate change poses threats to individuals, communities, and cities globally. Global conversations scholarly debates have explored ways people adapt the impacts of climate including through migration relocation. This study uses Lagos, Nigeria as a case examine relationship between flooding events, intentions preferred adaptation, destination choices for affected residents. The draws on mixed-methods approach which involved survey 352 residents semi-structured interviews with 21 We use capability analyze mobility decisions following major or repetitive flood events. found that majority are willing migrate but ability do so is constrained by economic, social, political factors leading involuntary immobility. Furthermore, intra-city relocation other states in internationally. These findings challenge popular South-North narratives. Indeed, some welcome government-supported plans others remain skeptical due lack trust. Community-based may therefore be Lagosians. Overall, this contributes nuanced understanding response climate-induced one world's largest coastal cities.

Язык: Английский

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Climate change and human security in coastal regions

Cambridge Prisms Coastal Futures, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 2

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Abstract Climate change has been recognised as a major concern in coastal hotspots exposed to multiple climate hazards under regionally specific characteristics of vulnerability. We review the emerging research and current trends academic literature on risk adaptation from human security perspective. The ecological socioeconomic developments are analysed for key areas, including infrastructure; water, food fisheries; health; mobility; conflict, taking different geographical contexts areas islands, megacities deltas into consideration. Compounding cascading interactions require integrative policy approaches address growing complexity. Governance mechanisms focus management adaptation, nature-based solutions community-based considering their synergies trade-offs. This perspective allows holistic view risks vicious circles societal instability systems interconnectedness dimensions necessary sustainable transformative most affected hotspots.

Язык: Английский

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Climate change and migration: A review and new framework for analysis

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 15(4)

Опубликована: Апрель 12, 2024

Abstract This article presents a new interpretive framework for understanding the implications of climate change migration, and reviews reflects on existing evidence research gaps in light this framework. Most climate‐migration is heavily environment‐centric, even when acknowledging importance contextual or intervening factors. In contrast, proposed here considers five different pathways through which affecting, might affect, migration: short‐term shocks, long‐term climatic related changes, environmental “pull” factors, adaptation mitigation measures, perceptions narratives. reviewing relating to each these pathways, paper finds among other things that shocks may simultaneously increase reduce migration; trends provides weak basis future dynamics; more attention needs be paid three by researchers policymakers alike. Overall, associated review suggest broader migration from outlined IPCC's most recent assessment, many reviews. categorized under: Climate Development Knowledge Action

Язык: Английский

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Climate Change, Voluntary Immobility, and Place-Belongingness: Insights from Togoru, Fiji

Climate, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 10(3), С. 46 - 46

Опубликована: Март 20, 2022

Many low-lying communities around the world are increasingly experiencing coastal hazard risks. As such, climate-related relocation has received significant global attention as an adaptation response. However, emerging cases of populations resisting in preference for remaining place emerging. This paper provides account residents Togoru, a settlement on Viti Levu Island, Fiji. Despite facing impacts form erosion, tidal inundation, and saltwater intrusion, Togoru opposing plans relocation; instead opting in-situ adaptation. We conceptualize place-belongingness to land people—through personal, historic ancestral, relational, cultural, economic, legal connections—as critical mobility decision-making. argue that strategies be successful sustainable, they must acknowledge values, perspectives, preferences local people tangible intangible connections place.

Язык: Английский

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The role of Vanua in climate-related voluntary immobility in Fiji

Frontiers in Climate, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 4

Опубликована: Дек. 23, 2022

People, communities, and regions around the world are being pushed to adapt as climate-related risks increase. Within both policy academic literature, planned relocation of communities is often viewed an adaptation option last resort, given that it can lead losses including attachment place, place-based cultural practices, identity. To date, however, few empirical studies have investigated diverse context-specific reasons for community reluctance relocate. This study aimed examine motivations behind people's decisions remain in locations at risk from climate change. Drawing on ethnographic data fieldwork undertaken 2021 Serua Island, Fiji, this shows how concept Vanua, a Fijian term refers natural environment, social bonds kinship ties, ways being, spirituality, stewardship, used by Indigenous people resist climate-driven relocation. Through exploring local decision-making, contributes small body research voluntary immobility context also discussions “decolonizing change” Pacific perspective while offering strong basis critically addressing mobility scholarship through narratives, values, worldviews. We highlight practice must better integrate understandings avoid potential maladaptation loss damage culture, livelihoods, networks. help develop more appropriate strategies Fiji beyond move, but mobility, warming world.

Язык: Английский

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Partial planned relocation and livelihoods: Learnings from Narikoso, Fiji

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 15, 2024

Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are vulnerable to climate change impacts, including sea level rise, extreme weather events and other environmental changes. Planned relocation can be an adaptive response climatic threats. In Fiji, six communities have already relocated. While there is growing interest in planned relocation, few empirical case studies from which learn. Narikoso village, the Kadavu Province of undertook partial 2020. Drawing on qualitative research (interviews, group discussions, observation), informed by Vanua methodology 2022, this study examines impacts people's lives livelihoods. Seven sustainable livelihood assets – or forms ‘capital’ explored: natural, social, financial, human, physical cultural, with addition spiritual. Our found that altered capital underpin livelihoods, leading both benefits problems. We argue must not only reduce exposure risk, but promote preserve integrity local ecosystems, value continuity culture sustain develop diverse support This demands deep engagement change‐affected ensure relocations dignity survival.

Язык: Английский

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