Towards fair local outcomes in adaptation to sea-level rise

Graham, Sonia; Barnett, Jon; Fincher, Ruth; Mortreux, Colette; Hurlimann, Anna

doi:10.1007/s10584-014-1171-7

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“…If, like Graham et al (2015), we consider distributive and procedural justice to be intertwined, it is important to consider the ways in which these effects (on individuals and communities) might be shaped by the process of decision-making. to (re)produce this inequality at multiple scales, in sometimes unexpected ways.…”

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Planned resettlement to avoid climatic hazards: What prospects for just outcomes in China?

Wilmsen

Rogers

2019

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

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Planned resettlement is being widely considered as a response to the impacts of climate change.As many millions of people are expected to be displaced in the coming decades, scholars and policymakers are searching for precedence to inform their research and planning, particularly from experiences of Development-Induced Displacement and Resettlement (DIDR). Nowhere in the world is DIDR and other closely related forms of planned resettlement more prevalent than in China: an estimated 78 million people have been displaced by development projects over the last six decades. While planned resettlement has consistently been shown to cause impoverishment, the Chinese state views it as the answer to a multitude of social ills including poverty, environmental damage, low levels of domestic consumption, and most recently, climate change, providing impetus to the normalisation of resettlement as adaptation. This paper examines the prospects for just outcomes in resettlement projects by examining distributive justice at multiple scales in existing resettlement practice in China. It finds that due to the interplay between resettlement and questions of procedural justice, prospects for just outcomes are quite limited, and that in order to achieve fair adaptation, alternatives to planned resettlement should be emphasised.

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Planned resettlement to avoid climatic hazards: What prospects for just outcomes in China?

Wilmsen

Rogers

2019

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

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“…Here we advance a typology of moral intuitions related to climate adaptation (Table 1). It is based on prior descriptions of moral foundations, and builds on significant theory and evidence of the ethics and social challenges of adaptation and social differentiation in vulnerability to the impacts of climate change (Adger et al, 2009, Thomas and Twyman 2005, Dow et al 2006, Paavola and Adger 2006, Graham et al 2015.…”

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Moral reasoning in adaptation to climate change

Adger

Butler

Walker-Springett

2017

Environmental Politics

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Moral foundations theory argues that moral reasoning is widely observed and fundamental to the legitimacy of relevant governance and policy interventions. A new analytical framework to examine and test how moral reasoning underpins and legitimizes governance and practice on adaptation to climate change risks is proposed. It develops a typology of eight categories of vulnerability-based and system-based moral reasoning that pertain to the dilemmas around adaptation and examines the prevalence of these moral categories in public discourse about specific adaptation issues. The framework is tested using data on climate change impact, adaptation, and societal responsibility, drawn from 14 focus groups comprising 148 participants across the UK. Participants consistently use moral reasoning to explain their views on climate adaptation; these include both vulnerability-based and system-based framings. These findings explain public responses to adaptation options and governance, and have implications for the direction of adaptation policy, including understanding which types of reasoning support politically legitimate interventions.

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“…In a coastal context, research has shown that physical alteration and loss of coast often affect localized conceptions of identity and belonging (O'Collins 1990, Burley et al 2007, Graham et al 2014. A recent study from Korsra, Micronesia (Monnereau and Abraham 2013) illustrates that coastal erosion can have a series of adverse consequences at the local level.…”

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What we have lost and cannot become: societal outcomes of coastal erosion in southern Belize

Karlsson¹,

Oort²,

Romstad³

2015

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ABSTRACT. Countries in the Caribbean region, including Belize, are vulnerable to coastal erosion. Experts and scholars have assessed the effects of coastal erosion in the region in physical and economic terms, most often from a sectoral perspective. However, less attention has been directed to the localized and nonquantifiable effects of coastal erosion in the region. We address this research gap by presenting an empirical study of a village in southern Belize that has experienced significant coastal erosion since the mid-1980s. Drawing on interviews, a mapping exercise, and a literature review, we analyze how villagers are experiencing the impacts of coastal change, and what the resulting risks and losses mean for the socioeconomic stability of the village. We identify five categories of local values affected by coastal erosion, ranging from alteration of social activities to the loss of properties. We demonstrate that the totality of impacts bear consequences to the village's continued viability, which adds uncertainty to the lives of local residents.

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Towards fair local outcomes in adaptation to sea-level rise

Cited by 42 publications

References 26 publications

Planned resettlement to avoid climatic hazards: What prospects for just outcomes in China?

Planned resettlement to avoid climatic hazards: What prospects for just outcomes in China?

Moral reasoning in adaptation to climate change

What we have lost and cannot become: societal outcomes of coastal erosion in southern Belize

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