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Robert Stojanov1, Sarah Rosengaertner2, Alex de Sherbinin3
1Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
Population and Environment
|July 26, 2021
Summary
Development cooperation actors are increasingly addressing climate change impacts on migration. This paper explores policy frameworks and approaches for climate mobility, highlighting challenges and the need for integrated strategies.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Sociology
- International Development
Background:
- Development cooperation has addressed climate change adaptation since the early 2000s.
- Recent focus on climate variability and change impacts on human mobility and livelihoods.
- Limited understanding of development cooperation's role in climate-related migration.
Purpose of the Study:
- Outline policy frameworks and approaches for development cooperation in climate mobility.
- Identify areas for further exploration and investment in climate-related migration.
- Analyze the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on climate mobility responses.
Main Methods:
- Framing the concept of climate mobility and migration.
- Discussing applicable policy frameworks from various perspectives.
- Reviewing development cooperation approaches for climate mobility.
- Examining implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and identifying future avenues.
Main Results:
- Climate mobility and migration are complex issues influenced by climate impacts on livelihoods.
- Existing policy frameworks offer varied perspectives on governing climate mobility.
- Development cooperation actors utilize a range of approaches to address climate mobility.
- The COVID-19 pandemic presents additional challenges to managing climate-related displacement.
Conclusions:
- Ensuring safe, orderly mobility, and inclusion for climate migrants faces significant challenges amid rising nationalism.
- Integrated, multi-sectoral, and multi-level governance approaches are crucial.
- Development cooperation actors can contribute data and convene stakeholders for coordinated responses to climate mobility.
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