Review
Anthropology
Marian Berihuete-Azorin, Chelsea Blackmore, Lewis Borck, James L. Flexner, Catherine J. Frieman, Corey A. Herrmann, Rachael Kiddey, Black Trowel Collective
Summary: Archaeology in 2022 highlights the need for a socially and politically engaged discipline, integrating decolonizing and Indigenous knowledge, recognizing the fluidity and diversity of sexes and genders, and documenting patterns of migration to combat retrograde and racist narratives. However, there is still a conservative stronghold in the field that advocates for an objective past free from political implications. Anarchist archaeologists deconstruct myths related to capitalist and colonialist ideologies, emphasizing the contingent and political nature of archaeological praxis and presenting alternative narratives that emphasize hope for different futures.
AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST
(2023)
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Roman Hoffmann
Summary: Finding effective ways to support rural communities in adapting to climate change is crucial, and research shows the potential of risk-transfer policies in improving adaptation and securing the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Nozomi Kawarazuka, Cheryl R. Doss, Cathy Rozel Farnworth, Rhiannon Pyburn
Summary: This paper analyzes four myths about the feminization of agriculture and reveals their implications for agriculture and food security.
GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY-AGRICULTURE POLICY ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ram Fishman, Shan Li
Summary: There is significant empirical evidence that climatic variability increases international migration, but little is known about the mechanism driving the association and ways to reduce it. This study provides evidence that drought-induced migration from Mexico to the U.S. is mediated by agricultural income shocks. Migration rates increase in drought years, especially in Mexico's drier regions and when agricultural production is more sensitive to precipitation. Among the sample, only farmers show a significant increase in migration rates in drought years, and the effect is weaker for households with irrigation access.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Maya Moore, Dennis Wesselbaum
Summary: The purpose of this article is to review the key contributions in the climate-migration literature and understand the impact of environmental factors on migration. The findings suggest that temperature has a significant effect on migration, but the evidence for precipitation is inconclusive. Weather-related disasters also play a role in migration, and it is important to examine the effects of different types of disasters. Unlike previous survey papers, this article focuses on understanding how climatic factors specifically affect migration. Finally, several open questions for future research are identified.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Erin Morris, Joshua J. Cousins, Andrea Feldpausch-Parker
Summary: Climate change is causing disasters and altering human mobility, which in turn affects how places plan and adapt to these events. This study focuses on how climate destinations in Upstate New York are preparing for potential climate-related in-migration. It reveals two dominant perspectives on planning just climate havens: a transformational view that addresses social, political, and economic vulnerability drivers, and a recognition view that addresses legal and legislative support for climate migrants. Common areas of agreement between the two groups include co-production and co-design, workforce development, food security, and safe and affordable housing.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Marc Helbling, Daniel Auer, Daniel Meierrieks, Malcolm Mistry, Max Schaub
Summary: Research suggests that the impact of climate change on migration decisions depends largely on individuals' climate change literacy. Survey data from 30 African countries shows that climate change increases migration intentions among individuals with climate literacy, but only when approximated by long-term increases in local temperatures.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Roman Hoffmann
Summary: This article discusses the important implications of climate change for human mobility, focusing on a recent study that synthesizes findings from climate science and impact literature. The study explores the role of climatic drivers in African drylands and highlights the complex interactions between individual and contextual factors that shape climate mobility in the region. The study identifies various channels through which climate change can influence mobility outcomes, including impacts on food and water security, poverty and livelihood risks, and conflicts. Integrative approaches in science and policy are needed to comprehensively study and address the challenges faced by both mobile and immobile populations, requiring inclusive deliberations and partnerships across different fields and sectors.
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Simon Nimpf, David A. Keays
Summary: This manuscript critically analyzes various assertions regarding the ability of animals to detect magnetic fields and provides counter-arguments. By addressing these assertions, the aim is to stimulate debate, generate new ideas, and design well-controlled experiments that can enhance our understanding of this intriguing biological phenomenon.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Jin-ho Chung, Bhawani Buswala, Michael Keith, Tim Schwanen
Summary: This paper provides a systematic review of publications on the relationship between climate change, migration, and urban development from 2011 to 2020. The study finds that there is a disproportionate focus on South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and large cities. Despite conceptual and methodological difficulties, the importance of climate change in migration continues to receive significant attention.
Article
Political Science
Sabrina B. Arias, Christopher W. Blair
Summary: Research shows that climate migrants occupy an intermediate position in public view, receiving some support. Moreover, the results of a conjoint experiment indicate that the level of support for climate migrants does not impact public support for climate change mitigation.
JOURNAL OF POLITICS
(2022)
Article
Geography
Laurie Parsons, Jonas Ostergaard Nielsen
Summary: This article examines the factors influencing climate change perception and its relationship with migration, based on a survey in Cambodia. The results indicate that climate perceptions are not affected by spatial distance, but are influenced by livelihoods and socioeconomic marginality. Despite the subjectivity of climate perceptions, there is a significant relationship between climate change perception and the presence of migrants in households.
ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GEOGRAPHERS
(2021)
Article
Biology
Anita Latai-Niusulu, Masami Tsujita, Andreas Neef
Summary: Recent debates on climate mobilities have overlooked the importance of short-distance and short-duration circular movements in enhancing adaptative capacity and resilience of households and individuals. This study examines Pacific Islanders' climate-related mobilities in Samoa and finds that shifting spatially and temporarily between residences is a common practice among villagers to reduce physical harm from climate-related disasters and cultural harm from place detachment. The study challenges the narrative of 'vulnerable Pacific Islanders' by highlighting the adaptability and climate resilience strategies of Samoans.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Rachael A. Bay, Daniel S. Karp, James F. Saracco, William R. L. Anderegg, Luke O. Frishkoff, David Wiedenfeld, Thomas B. Smith, Kristen Ruegg
Summary: For migratory songbird yellow warblers, individual-level wintering and breeding precipitation show correlation, while birds from drier regions exhibit distinct morphologies and responses to varying rainfall. Bill size is positively associated with breeding season precipitation, indicating potential adaptation to local precipitation regimes. Relative abundance in the breeding range is linked to interannual precipitation fluctuations, with differing responses observed across geography.
Article
Geography
Maximilian Gregor Hepach
Summary: The article explores historical and cultural approaches to climate and highlights the limitations of existing methods in the face of anthropogenic climate change. It proposes a new concept of climate that captures its stable and ephemeral nature by reconstructing the Ancient Greek term hora. Drawing on Plato's myths and phenomenology, the study provides an ontological account of climate and situates its research approach within the context of weather and climate relationships.
JOURNAL OF HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY
(2022)
Article
Geography
Carol Farbotko, Phillipa Watson, Taukiei Kitara, Elaine Stratford
Summary: This article documents an attempt to decolonise methodology in order to respect islands and their islanders. It discusses the challenges and complexities of applying methodologies to island research and highlights the importance of permissions, commitments to decolonisation, and deep learning. The article also presents an approach to decolonising an island research project by drawing on the concept of Fale Pili.
GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
International Relations
Lisa Tilley, Anupama M. Ranawana, Andrew Baldwin, Tyler M. Tully
Summary: This article discusses the struggles of Global South scholars against ecological degradation, toxic contamination, and climate change, and deepens the understanding of the entanglements between race and ecology. By reflecting on ecological traditions and experiences in the Global South, the article exposes how global structures of race influence climate solutions and calls for confronting the racial logics of both ecological harm and its supposed solutions. Additionally, the article explores pathways towards reparation and structural change, shaping an anti-racist ecology for our times.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Olivia Dun, Natascha Klocker, Carol Farbotko, Celia McMichael
Summary: Climate change is expected to have a serious impact on agriculture and food security in Pacific Island countries. The combination of 'modern' and Indigenous agricultural practices and knowledge is necessary for adaptation. International labour mobility programs, such as Australia's Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP), provide opportunities for knowledge exchange and climate change adaptation in agriculture in the Pacific Islands. The participation in SWP allows workers to gain adaptive knowledge from their experience in Australia and share it with other Pacific Islanders.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2023)
Article
Geography
Hanne Wiegel
Summary: This article argues that understanding climate-induced mobilities requires examining local perceptions of environmental changes and power relations. The study of Chile's first climate migrants shows that the main reasons for migration are uneven resource access, limited political bargaining power, and economic insecurity, rather than solely climate change considerations.
Article
Demography
Raffaella Pagogna, Patrick Sakdapolrak
Summary: Migration-information campaigns have become important tools for migration management, but little is known about their local implementation and influence. This study focuses on understanding how migration-information campaigns are implemented on a local scale and how they shape perceptions and discussions of migration. Based on qualitative research in Harar, Ethiopia, the study highlights the impact of local implementation of migration-information campaigns on local perceptions and discourses of migration.
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Paul Hebinck, Lothar Smith, Michael Aliber
Summary: Drawing on longitudinal research in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, we argue for a strong revamp of government policies on rural development. Current development policies in rural South Africa have not changed sufficiently, making the notion of post-apartheid policy largely redundant. The technocratic approach behind government interventions and associated governance mechanisms fails to consider the fluid socio-economic and spatially heterogeneous spaces created by rural populations.
Article
Demography
Helen Adams, Samar Ghanem
Summary: Drawing from qualitative interviews conducted in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon, this study explores the impact of protracted displacement on the place attachment and wellbeing of Syrian and Palestinian refugees, as well as their host communities. The results reveal that the rural host population experiences solastalgia due to refugee-related place change, while Syrian refugees feel nostalgia for their homeland. Palestinian refugees, having experienced multiple displacements, identify strongly with their Palestinian heritage. A place attachment framework offers insights into addressing the mental health impacts of protracted displacement and promoting social cohesion.
JOURNAL OF ETHNIC AND MIGRATION STUDIES
(2023)
Article
International Relations
Ann-Kathrin Benner, Delf Rothe
Summary: Proposals for climate engineering have sparked a debate on their potential implications for international security and global governance. This study explores the concept of climate engineering imaginaries through the lens of visual global politics. Visual data analysis identifies three major clusters in the public discourse: human-nature relationship, tangible infrastructure, and actors involved in climate engineering projects. The study reveals how images shape understanding and competing visions of political order, reinforce discursive frames, enable politicization, and paradoxically limit imagination.
REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
(2023)
Editorial Material
Development Studies
Patrick Sakdapolrak, Marion Borderon, Harald Sterly
Summary: Migration can enhance adaptation to climate change, but current research neglects the limitations of migration-as-adaptation. Understanding the limits of migration-as-adaptation requires considering migration as an inherent feature of social systems under stress, the unequal and contested nature of adaptation goals, and the core mechanisms of immobility, disconnectedness, and simultaneous exposure that limit adaptive potential. This paper proposes a novel translocal-mobilities perspective to address the multi-scalar, multi-local, relational, and intersectional dynamics of the limits of migration-as-adaptation.
CLIMATE AND DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Geography
Carol Farbotko
Summary: Tuvalu, the last country to be affected by Covid-19, had no community transmission until November 2022, but is best known for its vulnerability to climate change. The pandemic offers an opportunity to challenge narratives of displacement and disease risk, and to advance the understanding of justice in terms of mobility. During the pandemic, internal migration of Tuvaluans to cultural lands revitalized a sense of community, strengthened cultural relations, and provided an opportunity to reinvigorate traditional self-sufficiency.
AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHER
(2023)
Article
Geography
Thomas Simpson, Mike Hulme
Summary: During the early 20th century, Andrew Herbertson developed the concept of natural regions to understand and categorize climate and its interrelations. He believed that climate was defined by its relations with other spatially distributed phenomena rather than being a quantifiable entity. However, the concept of natural regions declined in popularity as geographers focused more on human agency and adopted the definitions and analytical tools of climatology. This article explores the contested significance of climate in geography and contributes to the pluralized history of climate sciences.
JOURNAL OF HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Area Studies
Federico Davila, Olivia Dun, Carol Farbotko, Brent Jacobs, Natascha Klocker, Ema Vueti, Lavinia Kaumaitotoya, Angela Birch, Peter Kaoh, Tikai Pitakia, Sinaitakala Tu'itahi
Summary: Pacific Island workers make significant contributions to Australia's agriculture and food security through the Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP). While previous studies have shown the economic benefits of the SWP, there is limited research on the agricultural knowledge exchange enabled by circular migration and the experiences of workers and employers as knowledge holders. With the merger of the SWP into the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme, this paper presents findings from interviews with 63 workers about agricultural knowledge exchange and highlights opportunities for further research in circular migration.
ASIA & THE PACIFIC POLICY STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Dominique Jolivet, Sonja Fransen, William Neil Adger, Anita Fabos, Mumuni Abu, Charlotte Allen, Emily Boyd, Edward R. R. Carr, Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe, Maria Franco Gavonel, Francois Gemenne, Mahmudol Hasan Rocky, Jozefina Lantz, Domingos Maculule, Ricardo Safra de Campos, Tasneem Siddiqui, Caroline Zickgraf
Summary: Research on the impacts of COVID-19 on mobility has primarily focused on the increased health vulnerabilities of involuntary migrants and displaced populations. However, this study examines how public responses to the pandemic, such as travel restrictions and reduced abilities to move, have affected migration patterns among urban populations worldwide. Qualitative data collected in six cities reveal that individuals perceived increased risks associated with further migration, which impacted their aspirations and abilities to migrate. Furthermore, there are significant differences in migration decision-making between precarious migrant groups and high-skilled international migrants.
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Carol Farbotko, Ingrid Boas, Ruben Dahm, Taukiei Kitara, Tafue Lusama, Tearinaki Tanielu
Summary: The narrative of certain areas becoming uninhabitable due to sea-level rise can silence important debates on alternative climate adaptation futures. It is crucial to centralize the narratives of low-emission and financially disadvantaged populations in adaptation discussions.
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2023)
