Accommodating Migration to Promote Adaptation to Climate Change

Barnett, Jon; Webber, Michael

dc.creator	Barnett, Jon
dc.creator	Webber, Michael
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:39:16Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:39:16Z
dc.date	2010-04-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T21:02:59Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T21:02:59Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100413131732
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3757
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/244721
dc.description	This paper explains how climate change may increase future migration, and which risks are associated with such migration. It also examines how some of this migration may enhance the capacity of communities to adapt to climate change. Climate change is likely to result in some increase above baseline rates of migration in the next 40 years. Most of this migration will occur within developing countries. There is little reason to think that such migration will increase the risk of violent conflict. Not all movements in response to climate change will have negative outcomes for the people that move, or the places they come from and go to. Migration, a proven development strategy, can increase the capacity of communities to adapt to climate change. The fewer choices people have about moving, however, the less likely it is that the outcomes of that movement will be positive. Involuntary resettlement should be a last resort. Many of the most dire risks arising from climate-motivated migration can be avoided through careful policy. Policy responses to minimize the risks associated with migration in response to climate change, and to maximize migration s contribution to adaptive capacity include: ensuring that migrants have the same rights and opportunities as host communities; reducing the costs of moving money and people between areas of origin and destination; facilitating mutual understanding among migrants and host communities; clarifying property rights where they are contested; ensuring that efforts to assist migrants include host communities; and strengthening regional and international emergency response systems.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5270
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACIDIFICATION
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	AIR
dc.subject	AIR TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	ARMED CONFLICT
dc.subject	ATMOSPHERE
dc.subject	BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	BASIC NEEDS
dc.subject	BENEFITS OF MIGRATION
dc.subject	BIODIVERSITY
dc.subject	CARBON
dc.subject	CARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subject	CITIZENSHIP
dc.subject	CLIMATE
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subject	CLIMATIC VARIABILITY
dc.subject	CLINICS
dc.subject	COMMUNITIES OF ORIGIN
dc.subject	CONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION
dc.subject	CORAL REEFS
dc.subject	COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
dc.subject	CULTURAL RIGHTS
dc.subject	CURRENT POPULATION
dc.subject	CUSTOMARY RIGHTS
dc.subject	CYCLONES
dc.subject	DAMAGES
dc.subject	DEFORESTATION
dc.subject	DESERTIFICATION
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES
dc.subject	DISASTERS
dc.subject	DISCRIMINATION
dc.subject	DISPLACED PEOPLE
dc.subject	DISPLACEMENT
dc.subject	DROUGHT
dc.subject	ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CHANGES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC IMPACTS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC SECTORS
dc.subject	ECOSYSTEM
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	EMERGENCIES
dc.subject	EMERGENCY RELIEF
dc.subject	EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
dc.subject	EMISSIONS
dc.subject	EMISSIONS SCENARIOS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subject	EQUAL RIGHTS
dc.subject	EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
dc.subject	EXTREME CLIMATIC EVENTS
dc.subject	EXTREME DROUGHT
dc.subject	EXTREME EVENTS
dc.subject	FAMILIES
dc.subject	FAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subject	FAMINE
dc.subject	FINANCIAL BARRIERS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL COSTS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL TRANSFERS
dc.subject	FLOODS
dc.subject	FLOWS OF PEOPLE
dc.subject	FOOD INSECURITY
dc.subject	FOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subject	FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FOREST
dc.subject	FOREST DEGRADATION
dc.subject	FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	FUTURE POPULATION
dc.subject	GLACIERS
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subject	HEALTH CARE
dc.subject	HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
dc.subject	HEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subject	HEALTH RISKS
dc.subject	HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subject	HOMELESSNESS
dc.subject	HOST COMMUNITIES
dc.subject	HOST COUNTRY
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	HUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subject	HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
dc.subject	ILL-HEALTH
dc.subject	IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	INFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subject	INFLUX OF REFUGEES
dc.subject	INTERMEDIARIES
dc.subject	INTERNAL MIGRANTS
dc.subject	INTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL COVENANT
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION POLICIES
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
dc.subject	INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT
dc.subject	IPCC
dc.subject	JOB CREATION
dc.subject	JOBS
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	LABOR MIGRANTS
dc.subject	LABOR MIGRATION
dc.subject	LABOR SHORTAGES
dc.subject	LABOR SUPPLY
dc.subject	LAND DEGRADATION
dc.subject	LAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subject	LAND TENURE
dc.subject	LAND USE
dc.subject	LEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	LIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subject	LIFESTYLES
dc.subject	LOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subject	LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject	MALARIA
dc.subject	MIGRANT
dc.subject	MIGRANT POPULATIONS
dc.subject	MIGRANTS
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	MIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subject	MIGRATION POLICIES
dc.subject	MIGRATIONS
dc.subject	MOBILITY
dc.subject	MORBIDITY
dc.subject	MORTALITY
dc.subject	MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE
dc.subject	MOVEMENTS OF PEOPLE
dc.subject	NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject	NATIONAL LAWS
dc.subject	NUMBER OF MIGRANTS
dc.subject	NUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subject	OCEANS
dc.subject	OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	PEACE
dc.subject	PERMANENT RESIDENCE
dc.subject	PH
dc.subject	PLACES OF ORIGIN
dc.subject	POLICY BRIEF
dc.subject	POLICY MAKERS
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subject	POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject	POPULATION MOVEMENTS
dc.subject	PRECIPITATION
dc.subject	PROGRESS
dc.subject	PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject	PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject	QUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subject	RAINFALL
dc.subject	RATE OF GROWTH
dc.subject	REFUGEE
dc.subject	REFUGEE CAMPS
dc.subject	REFUGEES
dc.subject	REMITTANCE
dc.subject	REMITTANCES
dc.subject	REPATRIATION
dc.subject	RESPECT
dc.subject	RESPIRATORY DISEASES
dc.subject	RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject	RETURN MIGRATION
dc.subject	RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	RISKS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	RURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SANITATION
dc.subject	SEA LEVEL
dc.subject	SECURITY OF TENURE
dc.subject	SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subject	SOCIAL GROUP
dc.subject	SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	SOCIAL MEASURES
dc.subject	SOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subject	SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	SOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	SOCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subject	SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	STATUS OF REFUGEES
dc.subject	STORMS
dc.subject	SUBSISTENCE FARMERS
dc.subject	SUPPLY SHORTAGES
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	TRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subject	TRANSMIGRATION
dc.subject	TREATY
dc.subject	UNEP
dc.subject	UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	URBAN CENTERS
dc.subject	URBAN DWELLERS
dc.subject	URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	URBAN MIGRATION
dc.subject	VICTIMS
dc.subject	VIOLENCE
dc.subject	VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subject	VULNERABILITY
dc.subject	WAR
dc.subject	WATER QUALITY
dc.subject	WATER RESOURCES
dc.subject	WIND
dc.subject	WORKERS
dc.subject	WORKFORCE
dc.title	Accommodating Migration to Promote Adaptation to Climate Change
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	The World Region
dc.coverage	The World Region