Introduction to the special section: unfolding a governance perspective on climate-related mobilities

Climate and Development, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 10

Опубликована: Июль 23, 2024

Attention to the linkages between climate change and human mobility practices – including immobility has mounted as climate-related becomes more evident. Research policy engagement have followed, with increasing recognition of complexity countering simplistic causal models. In this introduction special section, we seek specifically highlight relationship governance mobility. The relevance governance, which consider broadly through lens political authority, is a growing undercurrent in research. This section seeks therefore explicitly theorize role shaping examine it empirically, building on recent developments within literature. Through theoretical analytical discussion four empirically based contributions from South North America West Africa Horn Africa, unfolds diverse perspectives approaches contexts practices, particularly relation slow-onset change. Ultimately, engage scholars further theorizing

Язык: Английский

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Culinary sustainability as a resilience practice for Syrian refugees amidst urban precarity in Istanbul

Food Culture & Society, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 21

Опубликована: Ноя. 21, 2024

In a context of urban precarity and food insecurity, our research examines how Syrian women in Istanbul (Turkey) (re-)create "Syrian cultural foods" as part fulfilling gendered expectations for homemaking. Fleeing civil war since 2011, Syrians find safety Turkey, but they struggle with financially politically insecure temporary protection status making the daily act cooking significant challenge. contrast to focused on sustainability primarily terms health nutrition, we show important role that culture plays determining what is considered sustaining. Specifically, identify "culinary sustainability" strategies which are culturally embedded practices foster resilience migrants new setting. Based semi-structured interviews participant observations kitchens Istanbul, three strategies: 1) Homemade practices, 2) Adjustment, 3) Recycling. Addressing burgeoning literature tries integrate studies, each strategy corresponds feature (engaging forms resistance, adaptation innovation). Under severe socio-economic constraints, use creative adaptations innovate tasty ways showing culinary care country an unfamiliar megacity, Istanbul.

Язык: Английский

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Climate migration and well-being: a study on ex-pastoralists in northern Kenya

Population and Environment, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 46(3)

Опубликована: Июнь 19, 2024

Abstract As the impacts of climate change intensify globally, scholars and policymakers are increasingly interested in determining factors that lead to success or failure adaptation strategies. This paper investigates well-being outcomes ex-pastoralists northern Kenya who have migrated towns response severe droughts. Focusing on Marsabit Town, study employs a comparative design with primary survey data analyze resulting from migration as an strategy. We contrast two heterogeneous groups former pastoralists: “settled group” was already residing Town before ending their pastoral activities “migrant relocated at time abandoning pastoralism. Our analysis reveals significant differences between these groups, migrant group often experiencing deterioration levels. Key predictors poorer include loss all livestock, informal housing, transition into agricultural work, which results dependence casual labor. Additionally, many migrants continue experience poor subjective well-being—referring personal satisfaction quality life—years after livelihood transition. These insights offer nuanced understanding migration-as-adaptation among underscore need for customized support strategies most at-risk populations.

Язык: Английский

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The role of the environment within a constellation of interacting causal factors shaping mobility—the example of three oases in Northern Africa

Regional Environmental Change, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 24(3)

Опубликована: Июль 24, 2024

Abstract Northern Africa’s oases are fragile agroecosystems that, through environmental limitations on agricultural development, such as insufficient amounts of water for irrigation, have had to face a profound transformation the environment which livelihoods depend. A common strategy in situation is mobility. Though mobility responds similar limitations, varying economic, social, demographic, and political contexts lead divergent forms it. Based mixed-method research conducted three located edge Sahara Desert (Mhamid Morocco, El Faouar, Ferch Tunisia), this paper explores complex interplay non-environmental factors shaping It highlights need contextualization analysis mobility-environment nexus, illustrating how different factors’ constellations make part adaptation, coping, or escape strategies. The results reveal dynamics intertwined influencing oases, sometimes dominated by factors, other times economic ones, so forth. This makes their residents subject fluid categorisation migrants, mobility-environmental nexus itself highly complex.

Язык: Английский

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Climate migration management? Contrasting international policy approaches with evidence from Ghana

Climate Policy, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 16

Опубликована: Ноя. 6, 2024

Donors and international organizations are seeking to manage migration out of climate-affected areas through local climate change adaptation resilience-building. This article assesses the prominence such approaches, considers their possible efficacy an empirical case, identifies weaknesses, offers alternatives. First, we identify discuss policy approaches shape climate-related mobility, drawing on document review bilateral donor organizations' strategy documents regarding migration. Then, consider in place, or 'in situ', that emphasize limit mobility practice. is a case-based analysis dams irrigation dry savannah zone Northern Ghana, where poverty outmigration highest country, severely undermines rural livelihoods. Donor-supported national efforts this region explicitly link situ resilience-building with aims outmigration. In addition extensive background research including historical analysis, satellite data household survey (n = 403), particular case based individual key informant interviews 16 8, respectively), focus group discussions 6) from Upper West Region. We significant limitations broadly relevant approaches: they unlikely address diverse impacts as well non-climatic factors shaping migration, will likely struggle accommodate highly differentiated needs, preferences patterns within populations. Conversely, find reduce dominate among policies – often over reduction development outcomes. These findings call for rethinking domestic seek resilience building. Rather, there need choice-oriented constructively integrate options improved

Язык: Английский

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