Navigating tensions in climate change-related planned relocation

Gini, Giovanna, Piggott-McKellar, Annah, Wiegel, Hanne, Neu, Friedrich Nikolaus, Link, Ann Christine, Fry, Claudia, Tabe, Tammy, Adegun, Olumuyiwa, Wade, Cheikh Tidiane, Bower, Erica Rose, Koeltzow, Sarah, Harrington-Abrams, Rachel ORCID: 0000-0003-3027-9834, Jacobs, Carolien, van der Geest, Kees, Zivdar, Narjes, Alaniz, Ryan, Cherop, Carolyne, Durand-Delacre, David, Pill, Melanie, Shekhar, Himanshu, Yates, Olivia, Khan, Md Abdul Awal, Nansam-Aggrey, Frank Kwesi, Grant, Lauren, Nizar, Danang Aditya, Owusu-Daaku, Kwame Nitri, Preato, Alberto, Stefancu, Oana and Yee, Merewalesi (2024) Navigating tensions in climate change-related planned relocation. Ambio, 53 (9). pp. 1262-1266. ISSN 0044-7447

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Abstract

The planned relocation of communities away from areas of climate-related risk has emerged as a critical strategy to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Empirical examples from around the world show, however, that such relocations often lead to poor outcomes for affected communities. To address this challenge, and contribute to developing guidelines for just and sustainable relocation processes, this paper calls attention to three fundamental tensions in planned relocation processes: (1) conceptualizations of risk and habitability; (2) community consultation and ownership; and (3) siloed policy frameworks and funding mechanisms. Drawing on the collective experience of 29 researchers, policymakers and practitioners from around the world working on planned relocations in the context of a changing climate, we provide strategies for collectively and collaboratively acknowledging and navigating these tensions among actors at all levels, to foster more equitable and sustainable relocation processes and outcomes.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© The Author(s) 2024. corrected publication 2024.
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General)
Date Deposited:	21 Aug 2025 09:15
Last Modified:	21 Aug 2025 16:03
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/129192

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