scholarly journals Dreams from Kiribati: Maintaining identity and social resilience post-migration

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Jerome Cameron
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Appreciative Inquiry ◽  
Adaptation Planning ◽  
Social Resilience ◽  
Community Connectedness ◽  
Mass Migration ◽  
The People ◽  
Strength Based ◽  
The Relationship

<p>Climate change is widely regarded as a factor that contributes to migration through sea level rise and consequently Kiribati is expected to become uninhabitable and require mass migration. The question around how to resettle Kiribati’s population is without an answer. This thesis sought how the people of Kiribati envision their society will look, function and feel post-migration. This thesis used the strength based methodology Appreciative Inquiry to frame migration in a positive way to help get participants beyond the frightening idea of migrating and rather explore dreams for making migration work for the people of Kiribati.  Fieldwork in Kiribati found participants’ dreams cover a wide array of needs such as identity, community connectedness, liveable income, recognised education and the ability to celebrate their culture. These dreams correlate strongly with the components of social resilience which indicates holistic adaptation planning is likely to be the most effective approach. Of all resilience influencing components, the relationship between culture and identity appears the most integral and if the I-Kiribati are able to reproduce their culture in ways that are less dependent on location, the migrating population will likely be more socially resilient when their location of residence changes.</p>

scholarly journals Dreams from Kiribati: Maintaining identity and social resilience post-migration

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Jerome Cameron
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Appreciative Inquiry ◽  
Adaptation Planning ◽  
Social Resilience ◽  
Community Connectedness ◽  
Mass Migration ◽  
The People ◽  
Strength Based ◽  
The Relationship

<p>Climate change is widely regarded as a factor that contributes to migration through sea level rise and consequently Kiribati is expected to become uninhabitable and require mass migration. The question around how to resettle Kiribati’s population is without an answer. This thesis sought how the people of Kiribati envision their society will look, function and feel post-migration. This thesis used the strength based methodology Appreciative Inquiry to frame migration in a positive way to help get participants beyond the frightening idea of migrating and rather explore dreams for making migration work for the people of Kiribati.  Fieldwork in Kiribati found participants’ dreams cover a wide array of needs such as identity, community connectedness, liveable income, recognised education and the ability to celebrate their culture. These dreams correlate strongly with the components of social resilience which indicates holistic adaptation planning is likely to be the most effective approach. Of all resilience influencing components, the relationship between culture and identity appears the most integral and if the I-Kiribati are able to reproduce their culture in ways that are less dependent on location, the migrating population will likely be more socially resilient when their location of residence changes.</p>

scholarly journals CLIMATE CHANGE AND INDIAN AGRICULTURE

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (9SE) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Usha Kumath
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Adverse Effect ◽  
Soil Moisture ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
National Income ◽  
Indian Agriculture ◽  
Food Grains ◽  
The People ◽  
Droughts And Floods

Agriculture is the cornerstone of the Indian economy. The most adverse effect of agriculture and climate change is on weak farmers. The productivity of crops has also been adversely affected due to changes in the amount of rainfall. Climate change is also affecting our national income. In many parts of the country, due to scanty rainfall, crops are dried up or swept away by overflowing, which not only reduced the production of food grains but also increased their prices rapidly. Not only has the productivity of crops been affected by climate change, but its quality has also been negatively affected. The increase in temperature has affected soil moisture and productivity. Climate change caused serious water supply problems and increased frequency of droughts and floods. The rise in global temperature will increase the sea level, affecting the livelihood of the people living in the coastal areas. Increasing water level will engulf the sea farms, the land will become alkaline and will not be cultivable.Keeping in mind the serious and far-reaching effects of climate change, such varieties of seeds will have to be developed which are suited to the new season. Such varieties will have to be developed which are capable of withstanding high temperature and drought and floodplain and can also withstand salinity and alkalinity. Along with climate change, we will also have to change the design of crops and their time of sowing. To save Indian agriculture, we have to use our resources judiciously. Such eco-friendly methods have to be given importance in agriculture so that we can maintain the productivity of our land and save the natural resources. भारतीय अर्थव्यवस्था की आधारशिला कृषि है। कृषि एवं जलवायु परिवर्तन का सबसे ज्यादा प्रतिकूल प्रभाव कमजोर कृषक पर पड़ रहा है। वर्षा की मात्रा में परिवर्तन होने से फसलों की उत्पादकता पर भी प्रतिकूल प्रभाव पड़ा है। जलवायु में होने वाला परिवर्तन हमारी राष्ट्रीय आय को भी प्रभावित कर रहा है। देश के बहुत से भागों में अल्प वर्षा से फसलें सूख जाती है या अति-वृष्टि से बह जाती है जिससे न केवल खाद्यानों का उत्पादन कम हुआ बल्कि उनकी कीमते भी तेजी से बढ़ गई। जलवायु परिवर्तन से फसलों की उत्पादकता ही प्रभावित नहीं हुई बल्कि उसकी गुणवत्ता पर भी नकारात्मक प्रभाव पड़ा है। तापमान के बढ़ने से मिट्टी की नमी व उत्पादकता प्रभावित हुई है। जलवायु परिवर्तन से जल आपूर्ति की गंभीर समस्या उत्पन्न हुई तथा सूखे व बाढ़ की बारम्बरता में वृद्धि हुई। वैश्विक तापमान में वृद्धि से समुद्र का जल स्तर बढ़ेगा जिससे तटीय क्षेत्रों मंे रहने वाले लोगों की आजीविका प्रभावित होगी। जल स्तर बढ़ने से समुद्र खेतों को निगल जाएगा भूमि क्षारीय हो जाएगी व खेती योग्य नहीं रहेगी। जलवायु परिवर्तन के गंभीर व दूरगामी प्रभावों को ध्यान में रखते हुए बीजों की ऐसी किस्मों का विकास करना पड़ेगा जो नये मौसम के अनुकूल हो। ऐसी किस्मों को विकसित करना होगा जो अधिक तापमान तथा सूखे व बाढ़ की विभिषिका को सहन करने में सक्षम हो तथा लवणता व क्षारीयता को भी सहन कर सके। जलवायु परिवर्तन के साथ-साथ हमें फसलों के प्रारूप व उनके बोने के समय मंे भी परिवर्तन करना होगा। भारतीय कृषि को बचाने के लिये हमें अपने संसाधनों का न्यायसंगत इस्तेमाल करना होगा। खेती में ऐसे पर्यावरण मित्र तरीकों को अहमियत देनी होगी जिससे हम अपनी भूमि की उत्पादकता को बरकरार रख सके तथा प्राकृतिक संसाधनों को बचा सके।

scholarly journals Analysis of climate change knowledge and its implications on livelihood options in Naituyupaki Location, Maasai Mau Forest, Narok County, Kenya

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-66
Author(s):  
L. N. S. KONG’ANI ◽  
J. M. MUTUNE ◽  
T. THENYA
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Change Dynamics ◽  
The People ◽  
Rural Livelihood ◽  
Livelihood Options ◽  
The Relationship

Kong’ani LNS, Mutune JM, Thenya T. 2018. Analysis of climate change knowledge and its implications on livelihood options in Naituyupaki Location, Maasai Mau Forest, Narok County, Kenya. Asian J For 2: 62-66. Climate change knowledge among rural forest adjacent communities influences responsive dynamics towards rural livelihood in terms of mitigations and adaptations. Rural households are highly dependent on natural resources, whose base is highly indisputably threatened by the changing climate. Some of the responses towards climate change dynamics exert increased pressure on Maasai Mau forest resources for sustenance. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between forest based livelihood dynamics and climate change knowledge. Results indicate that 93% of the respondents were aware of climate change through life experiences. The cited primary causes of climate change by 72% of the respondents included natural causes (26%), human activities (2%) and punishment from gods respectively. The agricultural production and forest products are the main livelihood activities among the people and these livelihood support activities are, to a large extent, affected by climate change. There is need to continuously expose local community to emerging knowledge on impact of climate change for improved mitigation and adaptations.

scholarly journals Populist Attitudes and Climate Scepticism: It's all about Science and Political Institutions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Huber ◽  
Esther Greussing ◽  
Jakob-Moritz Eberl
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Climate Science ◽  
Institutional Trust ◽  
Causal Pathways ◽  
The People ◽  
Attitudes Towards Science ◽  
The Relationship

Why do populists oppose climate change? While initial research established the relationship between populism and climate attitudes, data constraints limited the ability to test different causal pathways against each other. We argue that populist attitudes affect climate attitudes through two distinct channels, namely institutional trust and attitudes towards science. The former argument focuses on political institutions as the central actors in implementing climate policy. If one is to distrust these institutions, individuals are more likely to believe that climate change does not exist, is less dangerous than often portrayed, and/or that it isn’t attributable to humankind. The latter argument claims that populists deny climate change because they distrust the underlying climate science. According to this view, populists would view climate scientists as part of the self-serving elite that betrays the people. Utilising new data from the Austrian National Election Study and structural equation modelling, we find strong support for the relationship of populism and climate attitudes via attitudes towards science. The relationship via institutional trust is substantially weaker. Populists systematically hold more negative attitudes towards science and consequently deny climate change.

scholarly journals Climate Change and Small Island Developing States

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adelle Thomas ◽  
April Baptiste ◽  
Rosanne Martyr-Koller ◽  
Patrick Pringle ◽  
Kevon Rhiney
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Climate Justice ◽  
Adaptation Planning ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Small Island Developing States ◽  
Special Group ◽  
Loss And Damage ◽  
The Relationship

Despite their heterogeneity, small island developing states (SIDS) are recognized as being particularly at risk to climate change, and, as they share numerous common traits, the United Nations recognizes them as a special group. SIDS have been quite vocal in calling attention to the challenges they face from climate change and advocating for greater international ambition to limit global warming. Here, we unpack factors that are helpful in understanding the relationship between climate change and SIDS through a review of studies that span disciplines and methodologies. We assess patterns of hazards, exposure, and vulnerability; impacts and risks; awareness and knowledge; adaptation planning and implementation; mitigation; loss and damage; and climate justice to provide an overarching review of literature on climate change and SIDS.

scholarly journals An Option to Avoid the Sudden Mass Influx of Migrants Resulting From Worldwide Environmental Threats

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hirotaka Fujibayashi ◽  
Mikiyasu Nakayama
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Host Community ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Environmental Threats ◽  
Mass Migration ◽  
The World ◽  
Mass Influx ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Slow Onset

This study attempts to explore useful and practical measures to mitigate the anticipated impacts on host communities caused by the mass influx of migrants resulting from worldwide environmental threats. Concern for worldwide environmental threats such as climate change, deforestation, and sea -level are on the rise, meaning that many people from all over the world may become environmentally displaced persons (EDPs). Unless we take some corrective measures, the world could face grave difficulties resulting from massive displacement of EDPs in the near future. Human migrations generally occur for a variety of reasons and under different circumstances, and they potentially have strong effects on host communities. When massive numbers of migrants flow into one country all at once, worries about severe conflicts between migrants and residents in the host community emerge. Against those concerns, we propose an option that avoids the sudden mass influx of migrants resulting from environmental threats and; resettling them instead as economic migrants in a manageable fashion. This option seems preferable both for migrants and for the host community, rather than tackling a mass migration that would occur after the slow-onset effect of environmental threats.

scholarly journals Exploring the Relationship Between Tourism and Concern for the Global Natural Environment: a Case Study of Wellington Residents

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Tina Ronhovde Tiller
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
The Public ◽  
Carbon Offsetting ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

<p>Climate change has been a concern for well over thirty years, but there has been limited research within the field of tourism with respect to climate change. In the last few years, there have been changes in the public perception of climate change, and an increasing awareness of the importance of addressing the problems that the world may face as a result of climate change. At current, the GHG emissions attributable to tourism are in the range of 4-6% of total global emissions, and rising. People are travelling ever more frequent, and to destinations far away from their residence. The world cannot sustain these trends, and thus research is needed to identify means to change tourism behaviours and reduce the impact of tourism on the global natural environment. This study aimed to explore the relationship between concern for the environment and tourism by taking recent holiday behaviours of Wellington residents into account. 308 residents returned useable questionnaires from the household surveys which were distributed to Wellington dwellings in July and August 2009. The study took the following steps to reach its aim: Firstly, recent holiday behaviours among Wellington residents were accounted for, including participation in leisure travel, distances travelled, and transport modes and accommodation used. Minimum emissions of CO2-E emissions caused by transportation to and from the main destination on the two most recent holidays taken by the respondents were estimated. Also, factors influencing choice of destination, transportation and accommodation were explored in relation to concern for the environment. Secondly, residents' perception of the significance of impact that climate change will have on their lives was explored. It was established that most people in the sample think that climate change will affect their lives to some extent. Thirdly, frequency of participation in carbon offsetting schemes and purchase of ecolabeled tourism products was explored to contribute to the knowledge about consumer awareness and attitudes towards tourism ecolabels and carbon offsetting schemes. Awareness and consumption was found to be low among the respondents. Fourthly, the study explored people's level of concern for the global natural environment, by investigating opinions held by the respondents about tourism and climate change and the impact of their holiday behaviours. Concern was established among the respondents. Concern for the environment was then explored in relation to holiday behaviours to establish whether environmental concern had an influence on the behaviours displayed by the respondents. No such relationship was found, and it was concluded that concern for the environment does not have an influence on people's behaviours. Lastly, preferred policy options were investigated. The people in the sample preferred voluntary policy measures, however very few are currently making use of the voluntary initiatives that are available to the public. The study concludes by highlighting the fact that more strict measures are needed in order to change current behaviours, seeing as concern for the environment does not affect the tourism behaviours of the people included in the sample.</p>

scholarly journals The Influence of Discourses of Vulnerability and Resiliency on Climate Change Migrants' Agency: 'Migration With Dignity' in Kiribati

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tearney McDermott
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Climate Justice ◽  
Small Island ◽  
The People ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Migration Decisions ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The Relationship

This research paper presents a critical review of scholarly and policy literature discussing the relationship between climate change and migration. Focusing specifically on Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the climate change discourses of vulnerability and resiliency as they commonly operate are explored. A case study of Kiribati – a low-lying SIDS in the Pacific – is used to illustrate the complexities of climate change and the migration decisions of populations presently experiencing climate change. A discourse analysis focusing on how different stakeholders’ understandings of Kiribati as vulnerable and resilient influence the agency and migration decisions of the people of Kiribati is conducted. This research utilizes concepts from climate justice theoretical literature as a framework for understanding vulnerability, resiliency, and responses to climate change.

scholarly journals The Influence of Discourses of Vulnerability and Resiliency on Climate Change Migrants' Agency: 'Migration With Dignity' in Kiribati

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tearney McDermott
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Climate Justice ◽  
Small Island ◽  
The People ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Migration Decisions ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The Relationship

This research paper presents a critical review of scholarly and policy literature discussing the relationship between climate change and migration. Focusing specifically on Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the climate change discourses of vulnerability and resiliency as they commonly operate are explored. A case study of Kiribati – a low-lying SIDS in the Pacific – is used to illustrate the complexities of climate change and the migration decisions of populations presently experiencing climate change. A discourse analysis focusing on how different stakeholders’ understandings of Kiribati as vulnerable and resilient influence the agency and migration decisions of the people of Kiribati is conducted. This research utilizes concepts from climate justice theoretical literature as a framework for understanding vulnerability, resiliency, and responses to climate change.

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