People in informal settlement, poor urban areas, refugees, prisons and war zones can be particularly vulnerable to climate threats and natural risks. The new research explores how policymakers can solve their situation.
Climate change and extreme weather events can serve as a driver of migration. But in some situations, people can not leave. ~ Inside New studyMore than 12 scientists of more than 12 institutions published in natural communication argue that these “trapped populations” require customized policies to help reduce climate risks and adapt to a given position or to migrate if they want.
“Unexpectedly, the population that does not move is large and has a variety of exposure to other threats.” Lisa Thalheimerresearcher International Research Institute for Applied System Analysis In Austria. “There is a limited access to cultural, legal barriers, and humanitarian support, and due to other constraints such as conflict and poverty, the livelihood of such a population is especially vulnerable to climate threats. [such as] Drought, heat wave [and] Sea sleep rises. ”
In their studies, the researchers emphasize a number of case studies that reflect the political and legal barriers of the migration faced by the vulnerable population. One example is Hingya refugees with almost millions of people living in camps in the southeastern Bangladesh. Since 2017, they have fled massacre violence in neighboring Myanmar. Currently, they are already in the deficit, and they are already one of the most dense areas in the world and are full of high -level landslide exposure along with the coastal and inland floods.
The researchers pointed out that the current climate mobility research is focused mainly on the mobile population, not those who cannot move or move.
Couter said, “Focusing on the visual floating of climate and disaster risk policies gains a deeper understanding of how it affects climate change, climate change and extreme weather events. Andrew KRUCZKIEWICZResearcher at Columbia Climate School National Disaster Preparation Center. “This understanding is important for developing strategies to reduce disaster risks.”
Scientists have written a series of comprehensive recommendations, including:
- The marginalized population is more vulnerable to natural risks and climate change effects and identifies the main drivers of involuntary floating so that they can be included in the data collection process.
- Systematic review of affected communities and the ability to adapt, relocate and relieve the effects of natural risks and climate change in a given position.
- Setting a global vision -floating support mechanism.
This study was also jointly written by scientists from Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland and American. It started with a big group discussion 2023 Management retreat meeting Hosted by Columbia Climate School.
It has been adjusted in the press release of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis.
