The Implications of Climate and Environmental Change on Migration and Displacement
Project Detail
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Year:
2023
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Location :
Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam
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Community Resilience
Background:
The increasing threat of climate change has severe implications for Southeast Asian countries, which are among the most vulnerable to climate-related events in the world. While abundant data exist linking internal displacement and migration to sudden-onset climate disasters, less is known
about how slow-onset climate impacts contribute to internal displacement and cross-border migration. Even less is understood about how climate-related impacts can exacerbate existing tensions and inequalities. This research will examine whether slow-onset climate events influence internal displacement and cross-border migration, paying close attention to regional policies that mediate mobility decisions.
It will also examine the relationship between slow-onset climate events and conflict dynamics and seek to understand how these forces influence human mobility.
Aims and Objectives:
This research seeks to highlight the issue of in-country and cross-border migration and forced displacement due to the slow onset of climate change in vulnerable areas, especially while addressing the questions of categorical differences between both groups as well as the different impacts of displacement on specific groups of people. Research questions to answer this objective include:
- What types of migration patterns result from slow-onset climate impacts in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam? What are the factors that induce migration and stay behind a certain group of people? Who goes, and why? Who stays behind and why?
- In what ways are slow-onset climate impacts already exacerbating existing tensions and conflict? Does migration itself also lead to conflict, and
if so, how?
Are there national and regional frameworks that influence responses to the impacts of slow-onset climate change and the resulting migration decisions? Are there policies that anticipate and address in-country and cross-border migration in ways that would reduce the risk of displacement?
Methodology:
- Methodology: a qualitative approach through secondary (desk & literature review) and primary data collection (KII & FGD)
- Scope: Global-Regional, Country, and Community Levels. In Indonesia (Bedono Village, Demak Regency), the Philippines (Northern Luzon, Coastal area of Manila Bay), and Viet Nam (Mekong Delta Area)”
- Expected Results:
Inception Report, Activity Report, Final Research Manuscript (including academic paper), offline workshop