Prioritizing involuntary immobility in climate policy and disaster planning

Nature Communications, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16(1)

Опубликована: Март 16, 2025

Abstract Globally, populations are increasingly located in areas at high risk of climate change impacts. Some lack the agency to move out harm’s way, leading involuntary immobility. The risks these face insufficiently addressed policy and disaster planning. While planning should be data-informed, appropriate data not limit governments institutions from taking action reduce Incorporating immobility within broader sustainable development goals safe, orderly, regular migration may substantially

Язык: Английский

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Novel marine-climate interventions hampered by low consensus and governance preparedness

Nature Climate Change, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 3, 2025

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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Social consequences of planned relocation in response to sea level rise: impacts on anxiety, well-being, and perceived safety

Scientific Reports, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 12, 2024

Abstract Governments globally are adapting to sea level rise through a range of interventions improve everyday lives communities at risk. One prominent response is planned relocation, where people and enabled move from localities exposed coastal erosion inundation as result rise. Managed retreat has significant social consequences including under-reported impacts on health, well-being identity. Here we adopt well-established measures document the outcomes relocation in Volta Delta region Ghana. Data bespoke survey for individuals (n = 505) relocated non-relocated demonstrate that negatively anxiety those when compared community equally but not moved. Individuals reported significantly lower levels overall wellbeing, higher anxiety, perceptions safety, members. These explained being related disruption connection, identities, feelings efficacy. Relocated members attachment local area home, community-based self-efficacy, The results address multiple with straightforwardly risk reduction.

Язык: Английский

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Facing involuntary immobility: Prioritizing the marginalized in climate and disaster risk policy

Research Square (Research Square), Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 17, 2025

Globally, populations are increasingly located in areas at high risk of frequent, extreme weather events. Some exposed have the ability to move safer places; others unable get out harm’s way. The climate risks facing these involuntary immobile not often addressed by local and national authorities, despite increasing recognition international development agencies humanitarian actors. Here we discuss when how events lead immobility considering influence political, socioeconomic, environmental factors. Addressing barriers policy disaster planning, early warning systems anticipatory action could be tailored support involuntarily communities. While planning should data-informed, lack appropriate data quality limit governments institutions from taking action. Immobility needs aligned with broader sustainable objectives which entail justice orderly migration.

Язык: Английский

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Improving economic assessment and decision-making for managed retreat through CBA+: a targeted literature review

Frontiers in Climate, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 7

Опубликована: Фев. 19, 2025

There is growing recognition that managed retreat, also known as strategic relocation, could be an increasingly important adaptation measure in the face of climate change and rising natural hazard risk. However, retreat’s potential benefits are limited by challenges funding, negative participant experiences, public political opposition, uncertainty long-term risk, equity concerns, all which increase complexity retreat decision-making. While there some research on how economic assessment tools can used to aid decision-making, a knowledge gap these practises contribute both causes resolution associated with retreat. To begin fill this gap, paper presents targeted literature review nexus between cost–benefit analysis risk reduction, alternative decision-making tools. We identify connections primary then present several avenues where changes or additions standard approaches such (which we collectively refer ‘CBA+’) lead better outcomes. Finally, framework 10 key principles summarise aspects CBA+ help agencies involved improve outcomes through process design. The most context- community-specific design processes, need for ongoing thorough community engagement co-production.

Язык: Английский

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Analysis of Technologies for the Reclamation of Illegal Landfills: A Case Study of the Relocation and Management of Chromium and Arsenic Contamination in Łomianki (Poland)

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(7), С. 2796 - 2796

Опубликована: Март 21, 2025

The reclamation of illegal landfills poses a significant threat to the environment. An example such case is Łomianki near Warsaw, where an landfill contained alarming levels arsenic and chromium, posing potential risk health local residents due possibility these metals contaminating nearby drinking water source. Initial geochemical tests revealed high concentrations metals, with chromium reaching up 24,660 mg/kg 10,350 mg/kg, well above international environmental standards. This study presents effective strategies that can be used in similar situations worldwide. allowed this land for construction M1 shopping center while minimizing hazards. based on landfill. methods project included relocation approximately 130,000 m3 hazardous waste site previously sand mining. Bentonite mats geotextiles were prevent migration contaminants into groundwater. was layered assist structural stabilization site. In addition, proper segregation drainage systems implemented manage contamination. Eight years after reclamation, post-remediation soil surveys showed improvements quality stability. Specifically, Proctor Compaction Index (IS) increased from estimated 0.5–0.7 (for uncontrolled slope) 0.98, indicating degree compaction stability, reduced by 98.4% 98.1%, respectively. Reclamation also significantly permeability settlement rates, further improving site’s suitability construction. cost-benefit analysis cost saving 37.7% through compared off-site disposal, highlighting economic efficiency benefits. main conclusions are effectively hazards; innovative solutions, as bentonite mats, advanced sorting, geotextiles, systems, improved quality; serves model sustainable management practices.

Язык: Английский

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Interactions between indoor heat and energy affordability amplify household risks in hot-humid US climate zones

One Earth, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 8(3), С. 101235 - 101235

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Managing two locations: Relocation, resettlement and negotiated immobility of climate-displaced communities in Zimbabwe

World Development Perspectives, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 38, С. 100676 - 100676

Опубликована: Апрель 15, 2025

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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