Confronting climate change: Adaptation vs. migration in Small Island Developing States

Cassin, Lesly; Melindi‐Ghidi, Paolo; Prieur, Fabien

doi:10.1016/j.reseneeco.2022.101301

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“…While there has been a call for greater research into and evidence of the likelihood of mass climate migration from the Global South to the Global North, with concerns identified around security risk framings offering justifications for securing Global North borders (Boas et al 2019), it is thought that climate change will lead to widespread displacement of people from low-lying areas of SIDS due to sea level inundation, high risks of coastal flooding caused by extreme weather events, stressed freshwater supplies, loss of coral reef and damage to ecosystem health, and persistent heat leading to heat stress (Hoegh-Guldberg et al 2019;Magnan et al 2022;Mycoo et al 2022). In atolls in SIDS, which are almost by definition low-lying, the focus is on climate adaptation rather than mitigation for two reasons (Cassin et al 2022):…”

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Participatory justice and climate adaptation for water management in Small Island Developing States: a systematic literature review and discussion

Bailey,

Moglia,

Glackin

2024

Reg Environ Change

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As the impacts of climate change increase, Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in particular shall face increasingly significant adaptation challenges. Past climate adaptation efforts within SIDS have had limited success. As such, the purpose of this systematic literature review has been to identify areas of importance for facilitating climate adaptation, particularly within Small Island Developing States (SIDS), and more specifically, to assess the extent to which participatory justice within decision-making processes is recognised as an important component of climate adaptation through the lens of water management. This review process utilised the SPIDER tool to guide the literature search across SCOPUS, Web of Science and EBSCO host databases, generating 495 publications that were reduced to a total of 70 sources guided by PRISMA, informing the review’s results and discussion. Thematic analysis of the selected studies was applied, utilising the Values-Rules-Knowledge framework. Through this analysis, five principles were created and comprise the major conclusions of this review: (1) ensuring community engagement, (2) expanding available options through local experimentation, (3) ensuring that monitoring and evaluation of adaptation initiatives are taken seriously, (4) adopting decision-making mechanisms that are systems-oriented and inclusive, and (5) investing only if there is a long-term commitment to protecting SIDS. It is hoped that these principles can serve as a comprehensive guide for funding agencies, applied projects and research aiding climate adaptation within SIDS.

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Participatory justice and climate adaptation for water management in Small Island Developing States: a systematic literature review and discussion

Bailey,

Moglia,

Glackin

2024

Reg Environ Change

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“…All small islands around the world share common features: a small population; limited economic diversity; relative remoteness, leading to isolation and challenges for trading and access to fundamental services; and pressure on resources, depending on tourism peaks; however, small islands also have unique biodiversity and cultural richness, which constitute strong tourism attractors. Thus, in addition to the effects of climate change that hit the entire Mediterranean, the dependence on resources from the mainland [1] makes the Mediterranean islands one of the most vulnerable areas of Europe.…”

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Assessment of Energy, Mobility, Waste, and Water Management on Italian Small Islands

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Small islands are recognized for their vulnerability to climate change. In this context, mitigation and adaptation policies are needed, but the ecological transition must be based on data. This study aims to assess the level of sustainability reached by 26 of the inhabited Italian small islands; it collects and analyzes the data and initiatives on the energy, mobility, waste, and water sectors and discusses the islands’ steps toward sustainability. The findings show that 18 of the 26 islands are not interconnected with the national grid and that the renewable sources cover less than 5% of the energy demand on 25 of the 26 islands. The number per capita of private vehicles reaches 90 cars per 100 inhabitants on three islands. The average of the separate collection of waste on the islands is 52%, which is far from the minimum recommended threshold of 65%. Pipelines or tankers on 17 of the 26 islands guarantee the water supply, and desalination plants are still not the rule, while the presence of wastewater treatment has been detected on 12 islands, and it often provides only partial treatment. An ambitious multi-stakeholder sustainability plan for each island should be developed to overcome the typical barriers of the island and to increase the building capacity in order to use economic incentives for that goal.

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“…Incorporation of climate change into urban planning: By considering climate change in urban planning, cities can better prepare for future conditions, building resilience into their infrastructure and operations [145,146] Climate migration policies: Some areas may become uninhabitable due to climate change, requiring policies to support the migration of affected communities [155]. 10.…”

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Climate Adaptation Measures for Enhancing Urban Resilience

Rezvani,

de Almeida,

Falcão

2023

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Climate change threatens urban areas globally. Enhancing resilience is crucial, yet the comprehensive clustering of practical climate adaptation measures for use in construction industry decision-making is notably absent. This study investigates and categorizes various climate adaptation measures, justifying each through a lens of risk management, asset management, and previous scientific work. It takes advantage of the innovative digital platform Netobra, which offers an ecosystem for the construction industry, to provide real-world, practical implications of these measures. Informed by the Urban Resilience Evaluation System, ISO 31000 (risk management), and ISO 55000 (asset management), the study sets out to demonstrate the value of these measures in bolstering urban resilience and improving decision-making in the construction industry. Moreover, the study integrates a hotspot detection mechanism for areas at high risk of climate impacts, using multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA)—analytic hierarchy process (AHP) mapping on Netobra. These identified hotspots and corresponding climate adaptation measures will further be incorporated into a Risk-Informed Asset-Centric (RIACT) process, providing valuable insights for climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies in urban development. Through its in-depth analysis, the study aims to contribute to the understanding of how diverse climate adaptation measures can be practically applied in various sectors, thereby enhancing urban resilience and effective risk and asset management.

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Confronting climate change: Adaptation vs. migration in Small Island Developing States

Cited by 7 publications

References 20 publications

Participatory justice and climate adaptation for water management in Small Island Developing States: a systematic literature review and discussion

Participatory justice and climate adaptation for water management in Small Island Developing States: a systematic literature review and discussion

Assessment of Energy, Mobility, Waste, and Water Management on Italian Small Islands

Climate Adaptation Measures for Enhancing Urban Resilience

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