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Adaptive migration: pluralising the debate on climate change and migration

Baldwin, W.A.; Fornalé, E.

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E. Fornalé



Abstract

The interaction between environmental change and human mobility is attracting global attention, both in policy circles and in the contemporary literature. This introductory essay proposes using the concept of pluralism to explore the multi-dimensional relationship between climate change and migration and to advance new perspectives and concepts to interpret the emerging theory of adaptive migration. The papers included in this themed section cover diverse issues in this area of research by focusing on the contemporary debate about the ‘migration-as-adaptation strategy’. The papers address six key areas: the role of law in dealing with climate-induced migration, the category of place related to the community of origin and destination, the theme of climate justice and rights, the contribution of international organisations in framing the migration-as-adaptation strategy, adaptive measures developed in the Maldives, and seasonal nomadism in the East Sudan. All are quite different, but all converge in their emphasis on the role of the individual, the migrant, and on whether and how state responses are adequate in the progressive concordance between adaptation and individual capability. This introduction raises a set of salient questions that might catalyse multiple new research trajectories over the coming years.

Citation

Baldwin, W., & Fornalé, E. (2017). Adaptive migration: pluralising the debate on climate change and migration. The Geographical Journal, 183(4), 322-328. https://doi.org/10.1111/geoj.12242

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 17, 2017
Online Publication Date Nov 6, 2017
Publication Date 2017-12
Deposit Date May 16, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal The Geographical Journal
Print ISSN 0016-7398
Electronic ISSN 1475-4959
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 183
Issue 4
Pages 322-328
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/geoj.12242

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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Baldwin, A. and Fornalé, E. (2017), Adaptive migration: pluralising the debate on climate change and migration. Geogr J, 183: 322-328. , which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/geoj.12242. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley-VCH Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.





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