Waiting for the wave, but missing the tide: Case studies of climate-related (im)mobility and health

McMichael, Celia; Schwerdtle, Patricia Nayna; Ayeb‐Karlsson, Sonja

doi:10.1016/j.jmh.2022.100147

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“…Jarillo and Barnett, for example, show that despite growing environmental challenges, a sense of belonging and responsibility acts as a centripetal force to incentivize continuity and maintains populations in place. In essence, rather than a wave of climate migrants, a more appropriate analogy is the slow-changing tide of redistribution of settlements and population ( 22 ).…”

Section: Sustainable Development and Migration Interactionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Migration and sustainable development

Adger,

Fransen,

Safra de Campos

et al. 2024

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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To understand the implications of migration for sustainable development requires a comprehensive consideration of a range of population movements and their feedback across space and time. This Perspective reviews emerging science at the interface of migration studies, demography, and sustainability, focusing on consequences of migration flows for nature-society interactions including on societal outcomes such as inequality; environmental causes and consequences of involuntary displacement; and processes of cultural convergence in sustainability practices in dynamic new populations. We advance a framework that demonstrates how migration outcomes result in identifiable consequences on resources, environmental burdens and well-being, and on innovation, adaptation, and challenges for sustainability governance. We elaborate the research frontiers of migration for sustainability science, explicitly integrating the full spectrum of regular migration decisions dominated by economic motives through to involuntary displacement due to social or environmental stresses. Migration can potentially contribute to sustainability transitions when it enhances well-being while not exacerbating structural inequalities or compound uneven burdens on environmental resources.

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Section: Sustainable Development and Migration Interactionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Migration and sustainable development

Adger,

Fransen,

Safra de Campos

et al. 2024

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…For instance, diarrhoea and malaria were identified as the most common diseases among climate migrants living in the slums and squats of Bangladesh [12]. People migrating from coastal to urban areas experience health issues such as diabetes and tooth decay due to dietary changes [29]. Many migrants found their physical health to deteriorate in the new destination due to poor air and water quality, and those employed in hazardous working conditions suffered physical injury [30,31].…”

Section: Physical Health Impacts Of Climate Migrantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Lindvall et al [34] found mental health issues to be common among drought migrants in the Horn of Africa. Financial strains, unfavourable working conditions, and unhealthy living environments deteriorate the mental health of migrants [29,31].…”

Section: Mental Health Impacts Of Climate Migrantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Most feel lonely and homesick at the new destination [32,36]. For some people, memories of home and catastrophic disaster experiences leave them with long-term mental health challenges [29]. Kaiser [32] in his study found that many displaced people suffered insomnia as a result of frustration with their way of life, property, and uncertainty about the future.…”

Section: Mental Health Impacts Of Climate Migrantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The weakening of social capital in the aftermath of climate-related displacement makes it more difficult for people to cope with the challenges of migration and adapt to new environments [28]. McMichael et al [29] found that the relocation of migrants has weakened certain social structures, such as extended household systems, and decreased adherence to traditional laws. According to Heany and Winter [36] a formal establishment such as a community centre where migrants can convene and address their concerns may significantly enhance their overall well-being.…”

Section: Social Health Impacts Of Climate Migrantsmentioning

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Unveiling the Health Concerns of Climate Migrants: A Narrative Review

Mannanal,

Mohan

2024

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Climate change has forced a significant population around the world to migrate from their homelands. People who migrate in the context of climate change experience a range of challenges and their health is one of the overlooked issues. The present study is a narrative review to identify the health implications of climate-induced migration and assess the healthcare system available to climate migrants. A systematic literature search was conducted on Scopus, PubMed, and Google Scholar databases. This review adopted the PRISMA flow diagram for article selection, and ten full-text research articles published between 2016 and 2023 were reviewed. The study finds that climate migrants face a multitude of physical, mental, and social health issues both at their origin and destination that significantly impact their well–being. It was found that women, children, and the elderly are extremely vulnerable to climate-related migration problems. Moreover, inadequate access to healthcare facilities exacerbates their health problems. Given the likelihood of climate-related disasters to increase in the future, resulting in more climate migrants, it is imperative to address their health problems. This review makes an important contribution in this regard by attempting to synthesise the little but existing available literature on the health impacts of this vulnerable group.

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Stories of loss and healing: connecting non-economic loss and damage, gender-based violence and wellbeing erosion in the Asia–Pacific region

Ayeb-Karlsson,

Chandra,

McNamara

2023

Climatic Change

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It is well-known that women, children, and other intersectional and marginalised social groups are disproportionately impacted by ‘non-economic wellbeing loss’ in the context of climatic changes. However, few empirical studies investigate its interrelation with violence against women and children (VAWC). We urgently need to widen our perceptions of what falls under the umbrella term ‘Non-Economic Loss (and Damage)’, NEL(D)s, for societies to appropriately be able to avert, minimise, and address losses and damages among vulnerable people. Through stories of loss and healing, we step into the realities of women and children who illustrate how they experience non-economic wellbeing loss within a climate-violence nexus in Bangladesh, Fiji, and Vanuatu. A storytelling and systems approach guided the analysis of personal narratives gathered through a secondary data review and empirical field work. The research findings identified different pathways through which women’s and children’s mental health was compromised in the context of structural violence and climatic risks. In Bangladesh, the narratives described wellbeing erosion in the context of gendered (im)mobility; in Fiji, the findings captured women’s and children’s experiences of sexual violence, domestic abuse, exploitation, and trafficking in the context of natural hazards, while in Vanuatu, hardship, gendered dependence, and healing were narrated by women in their stories surrounding disaster recovery. This article comprehensively lays out the longer-term societal wellbeing consequences of climatic changes and gender-based violence. It also identifies research gaps in need of further attention and proposes policy recommendations as well as methodological and disaster health service solutions to address wellbeing loss in a climate changed future.

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Waiting for the wave, but missing the tide: Case studies of climate-related (im)mobility and health

Cited by 7 publications

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