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Potential Impact of Climate Change on Human Trafficking: A Narrative Review
Jessica C Sheu1, Melissa I M Torres2, Mollie R Gordon2
1Baylor College of Medicine.
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
|April 9, 2021
Summary
Climate change exacerbates human trafficking risks by worsening poverty, inequality, and displacement. Health professionals must address climate change impacts to identify and prevent human trafficking.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Health
- Public Health
- Sociology
Background:
- Climate change poses significant public health risks.
- Its impact on human trafficking remains understudied.
- Understanding these links is crucial for intervention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the potential impact of climate change on human trafficking risk factors.
- To highlight the need for integrating climate change considerations into anti-trafficking efforts.
Main Methods:
- Literature review synthesizing research on climate change and human trafficking.
- Analysis of climate change's influence on poverty, gender inequality, political instability, migration, and extreme weather events.
Main Results:
- Climate change intensifies factors contributing to human trafficking, including poverty, gender inequality, political instability, forced displacement, and weather disasters.
- These interconnected factors create a complex risk environment for trafficking.
Conclusions:
- Climate change is a critical factor in the multifactorial risks of human trafficking.
- Health professionals should prioritize climate change mitigation and adaptation.
- Screening and identification of trafficked persons must account for climate-related risk factors.
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