COVID-19 in India: Who are we leaving behind?

Progress in Disaster Science, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 10, С. 100163 - 100163

Опубликована: Март 24, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered and intensified existing societal inequalities. People on the move residents of urban slums informal settlements are among some most affected groups in Global South. Given current living conditions migrants, WHO guidelines how to prevent (such as handwashing, physical distancing working from home) challenging nearly impossible settlements. We use case India highlight challenges migrants slum dwellers during response, provide human rights-based recommendations for immediate action safeguard these vulnerable populations.

Язык: Английский

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The limits of migration as adaptation. A conceptual approach towards the role of immobility, disconnectedness and simultaneous exposure in translocal livelihoods systems

Climate and Development, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 16(2), С. 87 - 96

Опубликована: Март 1, 2023

Migration can strengthen adaptation to climate change. The potential of migration-as-adaptation builds on a world intensifying global mobility and connectedness the increasing possibility geographically spreading risks. But what if is impeded connectivity disrupted? And happens distant places face risks simultaneously due systemic character or multiplicity crises? This paper points fundamental gaps in research migration-as-adaptation, which largely neglects questions limits. It argues that an understanding limits needs address (1) migration as inherent feature social systems under stress, (2) unequal contested nature goals, (3) immobility, disconnectedness simultaneous exposure core mechanisms limit adaptive migration. proposes novel translocal-mobilities perspective multi-scalar, multi-local, relational intersectional dynamics migration-as-adaptation. formulates for adaptation. A comprehensive will help scientific community build more realistic scenarios change provide entry policies avoid reaching mitigate negative consequences.

Язык: Английский

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When the disaster strikes: Gendered (im)mobility in Bangladesh

Climate Risk Management, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 29, С. 100237 - 100237

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2020

Gender influences people's behaviour in various ways. This study investigates gendered (im)mobility during cyclone strikes Bangladesh. During such people have described being unable to move away from environmentally high-risk locations and situations. The Q-based Discourse Analysis used by this shows how why gender-roles (im)mobilised three coastal the cyclones. People (and especially women) explained that failing evacuate shelters when a disaster was not uncommon. Gender, or feminine masculine social roles, played significant role these evacuation decisions while facilitating constraining their mobility. subjectivities presented different accepted behaviours spaces for women men. In way, immobility (social, psychological, geographical) strongly gendered. Masculine roles were expected be brave protective, female 'mobility' could risky. Women's mobility therefore ended up constrained home. other words, strikes, everyone did same ability move. These empirical insights are important inform climate policy way it better supports vulnerable populations worldwide as they confront global environmental changes today future.

Язык: Английский

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‘When we were children we had dreams, then we came to Dhaka to survive’: urban stories connecting loss of wellbeing, displacement and (im)mobility

Climate and Development, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 13(4), С. 348 - 359

Опубликована: Июль 17, 2020

This article uses storytelling methodology to investigate the connections between urban climate-induced loss of wellbeing and (im)mobility in Bhola Slum, an informal settlement Dhaka, Bangladesh. The houses Internally Displaced People from southern coast who built named slum after their home - Island. sessions revealed that belonging, identity, quality life social value produced people a desire return. Nostalgic storylines also shaped narratives children born often referred island as home. Some women felt move had resulted more liberty, but claimed it increased risk punishment stigmatisation. Social stigma extended parents children. More than men reported feeling unsafe, depressed anxious. Mental physical ill health were both common consequences compromised living working conditions slum. Loss (due injuries or disease) damaged people's pushed already fragile families into downward spiral with no escape. Few empirical studies 'trapped' populations non-economic losses damages environments. insights gained this work can therefore help safeguard vulnerable worldwide build robust climate policy frameworks.

Язык: Английский

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Human security of urban migrant populations affected by length of residence and environmental hazards

Journal of Peace Research, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 58(1), С. 50 - 66

Опубликована: Дек. 22, 2020

It is widely suggested that migration a key mechanism linking climate change to violent conflict, particularly through increasing the risks of conflict in urban destinations. Yet also creates new forms insecurity distress migration, immobility and vulnerability are prevalent destination locations. Here we examine extent nature human security destinations test whether affected by length residence environmental hazards. The study develops an index measure at individual level include climate-related hazards as well sources well-being, fear crime violence, mental health outcomes. examines elements explain prevalence among recent established migrants low-income neighbourhoods. reports on data collected Chattogram Bangladesh survey (N = 447) from qualitative derived using photo elicitation techniques with cohorts city planners migrants. results show represent source perceived migrant populations over time, longer-term perceiving greater than more arrivals, suggesting lack upward social mobility slums. Ill-health, eviction, harassment violence how experienced, these exacerbated such flooding. expands concept encompass central personal risk well-being outlines implications for change.

Язык: Английский

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‘Seeing with Empty Eyes’: a systems approach to understand climate change and mental health in Bangladesh

Climatic Change, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 165(1-2)

Опубликована: Март 1, 2021

Abstract Bangladesh’s unique climate vulnerability is well-investigated but the mental health impacts of change remain relatively unexplored. Three databases were searched for English primary qualitative studies published between 2000 and 2020. Out 1202 publications, 40 met inclusion criteria. This systematic review applies a systems approach to further understand ‘climate-wellbeing’ network. The literature indicates diverse factors linking environmental stress ill-health including four key themes: (1) post-hazard risks, (2) human (im)mobility, (3) social tension conflict, (4) livelihood loss economic hardship. analysis also revealed that people’s wellbeing strongly mediated by socio-economic status gender. article illustrates how multiple pathways may amplify stress, anxiety, violence, psychological damage. Greater recognition connections, incorporation in current action policy frameworks, will be an effective way achieve more sustainable future.

Язык: Английский

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Quantitative methods for climate change and mental health research: current trends and future directions

The Lancet Planetary Health, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 6(7), С. e613 - e627

Опубликована: Июль 1, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Exploring linkages between drought and HIV treatment adherence in Africa: a systematic review

The Lancet Planetary Health, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 6(4), С. e359 - e370

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2022

Climate change is directly and indirectly linked to human health, including through access treatment care. Our systematic review presents a systems understanding of the nexus between drought antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence in HIV-positive individuals African setting. Narrative synthesis 111 studies retrieved from Web Science, PubMed/MEDLINE, PsycINFO suggests that livelihoods economic conditions, comorbidities ART regimens, mobility, psychobehavioural dispositions support interact complex ways drought–ART Africa. Economic livelihood-related challenges appear impose strongest impact on interactions, actions, culminate non-adherence. Indeed, pathways identified by our approach emphasise need for more integrated research approaches this phenomenon developing interventions.

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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Evaluating migration as successful adaptation to climate change: Trade-offs in well-being, equity, and sustainability

One Earth, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 6(6), С. 620 - 631

Опубликована: Июнь 1, 2023

The role of migration as one potential adaptation to climate change is increasingly recognized, but little known about whether constitutes successful adaptation, under what conditions, and for whom. Based on a review emerging science, we propose that if it increases well-being, reduces inequality, promotes sustainability. Well-being, equity, sustainability represent entry points identifying trade-offs within across different social temporal scales could potentially undermine the success adaptation. We show assessment at various requires incorporation consequences such loss population in source areas, risk destination, material non-material flows economic synergies between destination. These dynamics evaluation criteria can help make visible tractable policy an effective option.

Язык: Английский

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