دعوة لتقديم مقترحات المادة

Articles should seek to answer any of the following broad questions or related topics: 

Disasters, Displacement, and Choice 

How are people displaced in the context of climate change actively contributing to and shaping effective solutions for their circumstances?  

What options or pathways are currently available and how do they need to be developed for people displaced in the context of climate change? 

What actors are currently engaging with communities displaced by climate change?  What power imbalances exist and how are they contested and addressed? 

How should today’s displacement response systems adapt to enable displaced people to equitably access funding, resources, tools and decision-making to address the impacts of climate change on themselves and their communities? 

Planned Relocation and Other Options 

How are at-risk communities engaging with planned relocation or other options? What does community participation and leadership in relocations look like?  How can differing opinions within a community be addressed? 

What information, tools, mechanisms and instruments are available to ensure at-risk communities can initiate relocation if they need and desire it?  What can be learnt from current examples of planned relocation – positive and negative – to inform future interventions?  

What information, tools, mechanisms and instruments are available to ensure at-risk communities can effectively advocate for their right not to be forced into relocation?  What can be learnt from past or current efforts? 

Livelihoods and Integration 

What needs to be done to ensure that people displaced in the context of climate change are able to find new sources of income and build livelihoods in their new locations?  How can they be protected from exploitative labour practices and discrimination? 

What new or different cross-border arrangements are needed to protect the labour rights of people displaced in the context of climate change? 

How are the impacts of climate change affecting livelihood choices and labour rights access for displaced people?  

Financing and Politics 

How are financing models shaping responses to displacement in the context of climate change? How do financing models shape displaced people’s power, agency, and choices?  

How can political landscapes affect the choices available to people displaced in the context of climate change? What can be done to empower displaced people amidst evolving political realities? 

What advocacy is being done to defend or expand the rights and choices of people displaced in the context of climate change, or affected by climate hazards during displacement?  What lessons can we draw to improve and adapt to a changing context?   

Data 

What data is available for governments, communities, and individuals on climate/disaster impacts which can inform planning and assist in developing displacement scenarios?   

How are models of ‘displacement risk’ being developed? How reliable are they, and how well do they transfer between contexts? 

How is technology being used to expand choices for people displaced in the context of climate change?  What more could or should be done in this regard? 

Articles covering the following themes would also be welcome as they relate to the focus of the issue outlined above:  

• The effects of climate change on people displaced by other causes, such as conflict, or by the intersection of climate change and other factors 

• How gender, age, disability, language, cultural identity and other characteristics affect people’s experience of displacement, specifically in the context of climate change 

• Differences between the choices available to those affected by slow or rapid onset disasters (for example storms vs coastal erosion) 

• Displaced people’s participation in policy discussions 

• Interactions between displaced communities and the private sector 

• Cultural and/or psychological aspects of climate-related displacement  

Case studies will also be welcomed, particularly those with a regional focus and with an emphasis on lessons learnt and/or with recommendations for change. Personal reflections on the topics raised will be considered for publication where they include reflection on wider implications.  

We will be seeking a diverse group of authors including those with lived experience of migration and displacement and first-hand experience of the issues raised in the call for proposals. We would also value contributions from actors beyond the humanitarian space and academia such as those involved in the private sector, climate science and urban planning.