TY  - JOUR
T1  - THE NEXUS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND MIGRATION
TT  - THE NEXUS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND MIGRATION
AU  - Atvur, Senem
AU  - Özer, Sanem
PY  - 2019
DA  - December
JF  - Akademik Hassasiyetler
PB  - Hüzeyfe Süleyman ARSLAN
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2148-5933
SP  - 309
EP  - 334
VL  - 6
IS  - 12
LA  - en
AB  - International system has been facing a plethora of challengesat the beginning of the 21st century. Climate change and migration are amongthe crucial problems threatening the integrity of the system. Moreover,environmental and humanitarian crisis have been triggered due to the global andtransboundary effects of climate change and migration. This study argues that the nexus of climatechange and migration is one great issue that requires the state to adopt a new governanceapproach to tackle with these problems. In this context, the study focuses on thedifferent terms used in migration literature and the conceptualisation of interrelationbetween migration and climate change. The study aims to reveal vital problemsby examining some hotspots where the migration flows happen as a result ofclimate change and impacts. However, the study considers the potential positiveeffects of migration, as well. It is argued that for the state torespond to the crises caused by the climate change induced migration, it shouldadapt itself to the new conditions. This study defends that the state shouldtake more responsibility to mitigate the core impacts of climate change and itshould also integrate the civil society into the decision-making processwithout excluding the migrants.
KW  - Migration
KW  - Climate Change
KW  - State
KW  - Governance
N2  - International system has been facing a plethora ofchallenges since the beginning of the 21st century. Climate change andmigration are among the crucial problems threatening the integrity of thesystem. Moreover, environmental and humanitarian crises have been triggered dueto the global and transboundary effects of climate change and migration. Thisstudy argues that the nexus of climate change and migration is one great issuethat requires the state to adopt a new governance approach to tackle with theseproblems. In this context, the study focuses on the different terms used inmigration literature and the conceptualization of interrelation betweenmigration and climate change with a descriptive method. The study aims toreveal vital problems by examining some hotspots where the migration flowshappen as a result of climate change and its impacts. However, the studyconsiders the potential positive effects of migration, as well. It is arguedthat for the state to respond to the crises caused by the climatechange-induced migration, it should adapt itself to the new conditions. Thisstudy provides a normative approach that the state should take moreresponsibility to mitigate the core impacts of climate change and it shouldalso integrate the civil society into the decision-making process withoutexcluding the migrants.
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