Sürdürülebilir Göç: Kalkınma, İklim Değişikliği ve İnsan Hakları Arasındaki Dengeyi Kurmak

Öz

Bu makale, göç yönetimi, sürdürülebilir kalkınma, iklim değişikliği, afet riskinin azaltılması ve insan hakları alanlarının kesişim noktasında, önemli uluslararası politika belgelerinde sürdürülebilir göç kavramının nasıl ele alındığını incelemektedir. Her ne kadar bu terim giderek daha fazla gündeme gelse de anlamı kurumsal çerçeveler ve politika alanları arasında hâlâ parçalı bir yapı sergilemektedir. Makale, nitel belge analizi ile Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Hedefleri endeksi, ND-GAIN ve MIPEX endekslerini kullanarak bu kavramı analiz etmektedir. Analiz, sürdürülebilir göç perspektifinden bu belgelerde sürdürülebilirliğin kalkınma, insan hakları ve iklim değişikliği ile ilişkili olarak nasıl çerçevelendiğine odaklanmaktadır. Bulgular, sürdürülebilir göçün tek bir tutarlı model aracılığıyla değil, birbiriyle örtüşen üç yönetişim mantığı aracılığıyla ifade edildiğini göstermektedir. İlk olarak, kalkınma-ekonomik mantık, göçmenleri kapsayıcı büyüme ve kalkınma sonuçlarına katkıda bulunanlar olarak sunmaktadır. İkincisi, uyumsal-çevresel mantık, göçü iklim direnci, afet riskinin azaltılması ve uzun vadeli uyum planlamasıyla ilişkilendirmektedir. Üçüncüsü, koruyucu-sosyal mantık, entegrasyonu, hakları ve savunmasız nüfuslara karşı devletin yükümlülüklerini vurgulamaktadır. Makale, sürdürülebilir göçün uluslararası politika alanları arasında köprü görevi gören bir kavram olduğunu, ancak normatif olarak belirsiz ve kurumsal olarak eksik kaldığını savunmaktadır. Sürdürülebilir göçün boyutlarını ölçmek ve birbirine bağlamak için daha fazla kavramsal netlik ve bir endeks gereklidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Sürdürülebilir Göç
• Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma
• İklim Değişikliği
• Uyum
• İnsan Hakları

Sustainable Migration: Balancing Development, Climate Change and Human Rights

Öz

This article examines how sustainable migration can be conceptualised across major international policy documents at the intersection of migration governance, sustainable development, climate change, disaster risk reduction, and human rights. Although the term has gained increasing visibility, its meaning remains fragmented across institutional frameworks and policy domains. Using qualitative document analysis and Sustainable Development Goal index, ND-GAIN, and MIPEX indices, the article analyses this concept. The analysis focuses on how sustainability is framed in relation to development, climate change and human rights within these documents from the perspective of sustainable migration. The findings show that sustainable migration is not articulated through a single coherent model, but through three overlapping governance logics. First, a developmental-economic logic presents migrants as contributors to inclusive growth and development outcomes. Second, an adaptive-environmental logic links migration to climate resilience, disaster risk reduction, and long-term adaptation planning. Third, a protective-social logic emphasises integration, rights, and state obligations toward vulnerable populations. The article argues that sustainable migration serves as a bridging concept across international policy domains, yet remains normatively unsettled and institutionally incomplete. Greater conceptual clarity and an index are needed to measure and connect dimensions of sustainable migration.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Sustainable Migration
• Sustainable Development
• Climate Change
• Adaptation
• Human Rights

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