An Important Agenda on Climate Change: Displacement and Resettlement

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 31, 295 - 308, 28.11.2024

Gülizar Çakır Sümer

https://doi.org/10.20990/kilisiibfakademik.1443057

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Purpose: Climatic disasters, especially in coastal settlements, cause people to settle inland and higher areas. Tthis study aims to reveal the problems caused by the resettlements carried out by governments in the face of climatic disasters and risks, and the priorities that should be given importance in resettlements based on these problems.

Design/Methodology: The effects and consequences of climate-induced displacements, which are expected to increase gradually b evaluated based on a small number of resettlements. Therefore, the study first analyzed the forms of climate-induced displacement. The study also examined the positive and negative outcomes of government-led resettlement projects in various countries due to climate change, focusing on social, economic, cultural, and spatial impacts.

Findings: Examples from various countries indicate that the resettled population is generally content with housing, infrastructure, and service provision. However, significant losses and negative impacts in economic and cultural areas.

Limitations: The fact that climate-induced resettlements are predominantly occurring in specific island and coastal countries, especially in Asia and Africa, constitutes a limitation of the study.
Originality/Value: The increasing destructive effects of climate change mean that more and more people will be forced to relocate through resettlement. Therefore, it is important to enhance the positive aspects of resettlements. The unique value of the research lies in its aim to identify the issues necessary for the successful outcome of future resettlement projects through case studies.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Climate migration, displacement, resettlement

İklim Değişikliğinde Önemli Bir Gündem: Yerinden Edilme ve Yeniden Yerleştirme

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Amaç: Özellikle kıyı yerleşimlerinde görülen iklimsel afetler insanların daha iç ve daha yüksekteki bölgelere yerleşmesine neden olmaktadır. Çalışmanın amacı iklimsel afet ve riskler karşısında hükümetler vasıtasıyla gerçekleştirilen yeniden yerleştirmelerin neden olduğu sorunların ve bu sorunlardan yola çıkarak yeniden yerleştirmelerde önem verilmesi gereken önceliklerin ortaya konulmasıdır.

Tasarım/Yöntem: Giderek artması beklenen iklimsel kaynaklı yer değiştirmelerin etki ve sonuçlarının, henüz sayıca az olan yeniden yerleştirmeler üzerinden değerlendirilmesi gerekmektedir. Bu nedenle öncelikle iklimsel kaynaklı yer değiştirme biçimleri incelenmiştir. Araştırma farklı ülkelerde iklim değişikliği nedeniyle hükümetler tarafından gerçekleştirilen yeniden yerleşim projelerinin sosyal, ekonomik, kültüre, mekânsal vb. alanlarda olumlu ve olumsuz sonuçlarının incelenmesine dayalı olarak gerçekleştirilmiştir.

Bulgular: Konuya yönelik farklı ülke örnekleri, yeniden yerleştirilen halk açısından konutta, altyapı ve hizmet sunumunda genel olarak memnuniyetin söz konusu olduğunu ancak sosyal, ekonomik ve kültürel alanlarda ciddi kayıpların ve olumsuzlukların varlığını ortaya koymaktadır.

Sınırlılıklar: Dünyada iklimsel afetler nedeniyle yeniden yerleştirmelerin belli başlı ülkeler üzerinden yapılmış olması çalışmanın sınırlılıklarındandır.

Özgünlük/Değer: İklim değişikliğinin yıkıcı etkilerinin giderek artması, daha fazla insanın yeniden yerleştirmeye tabi tutularak yer değiştirmeye mecbur kalacağı anlamına gelmektedir. Bunun için yeniden yerleştirmelerin olumlu yanlarının artırılması gerekmektedir. Örnek incelemeler yoluyla ileride meydana gelecek yeniden yerleştirme projelerinin başarılı sonuçlar ortaya çıkarması için gerekli konuların belirlenmesi araştırmanın değerini oluşturmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

İklim göçü, yerinden edilme, yeniden yerleştirme, iklim soylulaştırması

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