With the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sounding the loudest warnings yet, this issue of FMR urges all actors to collaborate in the monumental task of addressing the impacts of the climate crisis on human mobility.
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FMR 69
Climate crisis and displacement: from commitment to action
March 2022
Forced Migration Review issue 69 includes a major feature on ‘Climate crisis and displacement: from commitment to action’ in which authors examine how high-level policy commitments can be translated into concrete action in order to address the impacts of the climate crisis on human mobility. The issue also includes three articles on other topics: women, peace and security in displacement; cash transfers in Turkey; and asylum accommodation in the UK.
FMR 69
Climate crisis and displacement: from commitment to action
March 2022
Forced Migration Review issue 69 includes a major feature on ‘Climate crisis and displacement: from commitment to action’ in which authors examine how high-level policy commitments can be translated into concrete action in order to address the impacts of the climate crisis on human mobility. The issue also includes three articles on other topics: women, peace and security in displacement; cash transfers in Turkey; and asylum accommodation in the UK.
Contents
From the editors
Foreword - Protecting people and the planet: from commitment to action
Bula vinaka! Greetings!
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Climate crisis and displacement – from commitment to action
Significant progress has been made in focusing international attention on the need to address displacement in the context of disasters and the adverse effects of climate change. Despite a wide range of global policy frameworks, however, actions being taken are not yet having a sufficiently deep and far-reaching impact.
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Addressing the politics of the climate–migration–conflict link
Understanding the role of national governments is crucial to designing more effective policy and programmatic interventions to address the causes of resource scarcity and displacement.
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A call to action: a comprehensive approach to human mobility in the context of the climate crisis
We are approaching key global milestones in the challenge we face to address the human mobility implications of the climate crisis – with deadlines that we are struggling to meet. We need to act urgently, collectively, inclusively and ambitiously.
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Where will we go if this lake dries up? A case-study from the Sahel
Much like its Sahelian neighbours, Mauritania faces a daunting array of challenges triggered by the impacts of climate change. There is much that can be achieved if stakeholders commit to swift and comprehensive action in response.
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Lessons from drought response in Afghanistan
Failure to anticipate drought and to coordinate an effective, recovery-focused response contributed to the protracted displacement of hundreds of thousands of people in Afghanistan. In the face of climate crisis impacts, ensuring preparedness and early action will be key.
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Conflict, climate change and the shrinking mobility space in the Central Sahel
Climate risks, conflict and increasingly unfavourable policy frameworks have disrupted mobility-based resilience strategies in the Central Sahel and limited the benefits of regional and global commitments on migration, climate displacement and disaster risk reduction.
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Developing partnerships in the IGAD region
How can partnerships and innovative approaches enhance policy coherence and effective policymaking in the IGAD region in the context of disasters and climate change?
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Disaster relief and displacement: the quest for policy coherence
How can we make better use of existing disaster response frameworks to respond to the mobility-related impact of disasters? Taking the Americas as a case-study offers a window onto this and related questions.
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Promising practices of disability inclusion in addressing disaster displacement
Persons with disabilities are disproportionately affected by climate change and disaster displacement but promising examples of more inclusive planning and responses are emerging.
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The role of forecast-based financing
Anticipatory approaches such as forecast-based financing can help to minimise the humanitarian impacts of disaster displacement.
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Disaster displacement and risk reduction strategies in IGAD
Analysis of IGAD Member States’ DRR strategies, plans and frameworks indicates uneven reference to displacement risks and associated protection needs.
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Adaptation obligations and adaptive mobility
Integrating relevant human rights duties into an understanding of adaptation obligations can provide a much-needed way to address gaps in current protection frameworks for people who move in the context of climate change.
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Climate resilience in Rwanda: evaluating refugees’ and host populations’ vulnerability to risk
In Rwanda, refugees in camps and host populations often face high risks of climate-related hazards. Recent research assesses the potential of climate risk reduction strategies to reduce injury and loss of life, improve public health and well-being, and protect livelihoods.
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Quantifying displacement in urban disaster contexts
Disaster risk reduction and humanitarian programming activities to assist displaced populations are more effective when informed by timely, accurate data. There is, however, a significant data gap in the context of urban displacement.
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Mapping of planned relocation cases: a foundation for evidence-based policy and practice
A recent global mapping exercise on planned relocation offers opportunities to build insights essential for guiding policy and practice.
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Putting principles into practice: lessons from Fiji on planned relocations
Fiji’s Relocation Guidelines draw on the country’s experience in planning relocations, and offer guidance to other States facing similar challenges.
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Towards greater transparency and accountability in decision-making for planned relocation
Governments need to be more transparent in terms of reporting on their relocation planning and implementation in order to ensure responsible decision making and effective monitoring.
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Evacuations: a form of disaster displacement?
The role that evacuations play in displacement needs to be better understood, given the very large numbers of people affected each year.
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Human mobility, rights and international protection: responding to the climate crisis
UNHCR discusses the range of options for international legal protection in the context of cross-border displacement triggered by the impacts of climate change. It also underscores the need for a broader approach to addressing human mobility.
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The role of free movement agreements in addressing climate mobility
Free movement agreements present opportunities for those who move in the context of disasters and climate change. More work is required, however, to make free movement accessible in practice to affected communities.
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Internal displacement in Asia and the Pacific: a human rights-based approach to law, policy and practice
Adopting a human rights-based approach to examining law, policy and practice relating to displacement in the context of disasters and climate change highlights gaps between international and national standards, and realities on the ground.
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Climate change as a human rights issue: the role of National Inquiries in the Philippines
The Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines undertook a series of National Inquiries to investigate the effects of climate change on the enjoyment of human rights. The Commission identified a range of obstacles and opportunities but faces constraints in gaining State and non-State compliance with its recommendations.
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Applying refugee law in Africa and Latin America: disasters, climate change and public order
When the effects of climate change and disasters seriously disturb public order in Africa or Latin America, those forced to flee across borders may be refugees. More work needs to be done, however, to help decision-makers apply regional refugee definitions in this context.
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The High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement: a vision for the future on climate change and disasters?
The High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement’s recent report considers the impact of disasters and the adverse effects of climate change on internal displacement, and calls for immediate action and better forward planning. Some commentators, while acknowledging the groundwork done by the Panel, question whether the report goes far enough.
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Research Agenda on Climate Mobility in Africa
The Women, Peace and Security Index: a new perspective on forced displacement
A new index captures deficits in inclusion, justice and security experienced by displaced women.
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Cash transfers: learning from the EU programme in Turkey
Following concerns over the targeting method used to select recipients of cash assistance in Turkey, other possible methods of targeting were tested in order to compare their relative advantages.
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Can the UK develop accommodation centres in a trauma-informed way?
Medical assessments provide evidence of the negative impact of the UK’s accommodation centres on the health of asylum seekers. A trauma-informed approach should underpin the government’s future strategy in this area.
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Farewell message from Marion Couldrey
I was once told by a refugee – who was frustrated that FMR couldn’t support his asylum claim – that I only had a job because of people like him. And he was right. And I have tried to remember that throughout my 28 years as Editor with FMR.
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