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Social Protections and Climate Migration: Service Navigation among Puerto Ricans Displaced by Hurricane Maria.

James C Hodges¹, Maria F García², Seth J Schwartz³

¹James C. Hodges, LCSW, is a PhD candidate, School of Social Work, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.

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Climate migrants rely on informal social networks to access formal aid, but this can strain resources and create inequities. Effective linkage with public resources is crucial for climate-displaced populations.

Keywords:

Puerto Rico climate migration service navigation social protection transnational ties

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Area of Science:

Sociology
Environmental Studies
Disaster Management

Background:

Climate change is a growing driver of human displacement globally.
Transnational social ties offer crucial social protection for climate migrants.
The specific social protection strategies used by climate migrants are not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the formal and informal social protection strategies used by climate migrants.
To understand how climate migrants navigate resettlement following disaster and displacement.

Main Methods:

Conducted semistructured interviews with 41 Puerto Ricans who migrated after Hurricane Maria.
Utilized qualitative content analysis to identify social protection assemblages.

Main Results:

Informal support from transnational ties was key to accessing formal aid, including federal relief programs.
Reliance on informal networks strained these ties and highlighted equity concerns for displaced individuals.
Successful resettlement depended on a combination of formal and informal social protections.

Conclusions:

Climate migrants' use of formal aid is significantly mediated by informal social networks.
There is a critical need for more equitable and effective integration of climate migrants with public resources.
Addressing the social protection needs of climate migrants requires understanding the interplay between formal systems and informal support structures.