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oapen-20.500.12657-850842023-11-15T09:17:26Z At Risk of Deprivation Bergmann, Jonas Climate change Displacement Immobility Well-being Peru Migration Relocation bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RG Geography::RGB Physical geography & topography This open access book examines how and why various forms of climate (im)mobilities can impact people's objective and subjective well-being. Worsening climate impacts are forcing subsistence farmers worldwide to decide between staying or leaving their homes. This mixed methods study analyzes cases of climate-related migration, displacement, relocation, and immobility in Peru's coastal, highland, and rainforest regions. The results reveal that numerous farmers experienced profound and often negative well-being impacts, regardless of whether they stayed or migrated. The higher the structural constraints, such as weak governance, and the more damaging the climate impacts were, the higher the risk of well-being declines. Additionally, the affected individuals often had limited agency and ability to mitigate losses. These findings challenge the notion of "migration as adaptation" and emphasize the importance of safeguarding the human rights and security of those affected while addressing loss and damage. Without significant investments in such efforts, climate impacts could sharply diminish the well-being of numerous subsistence farmers worldwide—irrespective of whether they stay or migrate. 2023-11-13T16:42:30Z 2023-11-13T16:42:30Z 2024 book ONIX_20231113_9783658422981_34 9783658422981 9783658422974 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/85084 eng Studien zur Migrations- und Integrationspolitik application/pdf n/a 978-3-658-42298-1.pdf https://link.springer.com/978-3-658-42298-1 Springer Nature Springer VS 10.1007/978-3-658-42298-1 10.1007/978-3-658-42298-1 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 a40f3f91-bda5-4faf-870c-e336aa9a385a 9783658422981 9783658422974 Springer VS 449 Wiesbaden [...] open access
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This open access book examines how and why various forms of climate (im)mobilities can impact people's objective and subjective well-being. Worsening climate impacts are forcing subsistence farmers worldwide to decide between staying or leaving their homes. This mixed methods study analyzes cases of climate-related migration, displacement, relocation, and immobility in Peru's coastal, highland, and rainforest regions. The results reveal that numerous farmers experienced profound and often negative well-being impacts, regardless of whether they stayed or migrated. The higher the structural constraints, such as weak governance, and the more damaging the climate impacts were, the higher the risk of well-being declines. Additionally, the affected individuals often had limited agency and ability to mitigate losses. These findings challenge the notion of "migration as adaptation" and emphasize the importance of safeguarding the human rights and security of those affected while addressing loss and damage. Without significant investments in such efforts, climate impacts could sharply diminish the well-being of numerous subsistence farmers worldwide—irrespective of whether they stay or migrate.
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