Climate Migration Is about People, Not Numbers
Durand-Delacre, D., Bettini, G., Nash, S.L., Sterly, H., Gioli, G., Hut, E., Boas, I., Farbotko, C., Sakdapolrak, P., de Bruijn, M., Furlong, B.T., van der Geest, K., Lietaer, S. and Hulme, M., "Climate Migration Is about People, Not Numbers" in Negotiating Climate Change in Crisis ed. Boehm, Steffen and Sullivan, Sian (Cambridge: Open Book Publishers, 2021), 63-81.
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Author Durand-Delacre, D.
Bettini, G.
Nash, S.L.
Sterly, H.
Gioli, G.
Hut, E.
Boas, I.
Farbotko, C.
Sakdapolrak, P.
de Bruijn, M.
Furlong, B.T.
van der Geest, K.
Lietaer, S.
Hulme, M.Book Editor Boehm, Steffen
Sullivan, SianChapter Title Climate Migration Is about People, Not Numbers Book Title Negotiating Climate Change in Crisis Publication Date 2021 Place of Publication Cambridge Publisher Open Book Publishers Start page 63 End page 81 Language eng Abstract It has become increasingly common to argue that climate change will lead to mass migrations. In this chapter, we examine the large numbers often invoked to underline alarming climate migration narratives. We outline the methodological limitations to their production. We argue for a greater diversity of knowledges about climate migration, rooted in qualitative and mixed methods. We also question the usefulness of numbers to progressive agendas for climate action. Large numbers are used for rhetorical effect to create fear of climate migration, but this approach backfires when they are used to justify security-oriented, anti-migrant agendas. In addition, quantification helps present migration as a management problem with decisions based on meeting quantitative targets, instead of prioritising peoples’ needs, rights, and freedoms. UNBIS Thesaurus CLIMATE CHANGE
MIGRATIONKeyword Human mobility
Climate migration
Climate mobilities
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