Abstract
The experience of climigration to date has illustrated the need for policies at all levels that anticipate the need for displacement and address the needs of both those who are being displaced and those who willingly or not will be expected to host displaced people. However, despite the numerous policies that have been proposed, relatively few have actually been implemented. Development of effective and sustainable policies requires research evidence, financial support, allocation of resources, and coordination of different social, economic, and administrative sectors. Above all, it requires public demand for a policy response to climate change displacement and the political will to implement that response.In this chapter, we focus on three types of policies: 1) policies designed to prevent the need for displacement; 2) policies that regulate and manage the process of displacement; and 3) policies that address the health-care needs of climigrants. The operationalization of each of these three types of policies at international, regional, national, and local levels is examined, along with a consideration of the challenges faced in developing and implementing them. We then conclude with a discussion of the lessons learned from this evaluation and recommendations for policy development.
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Palinkas, L.A. (2020). Policy Responses to Climigration. In: Global Climate Change, Population Displacement, and Public Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41890-8_8
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