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"This book includes ten chapters of highly original and innovative research on the reality and dynamics of climate displacement in seven of the countries which are most seriously affected, or which will be in the future. The book includes both general analytical chapters as well as country-specific chapters on Bangladesh, Kiribati, the Maldives, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. All country chapters are written by nationals of those countries, lending a first-hand account of how these frontline nations are grappling with the human consequences of climate displacement"--
List of contents
Foreword 1.Introduction 2. Climate Change, Displacement and Resettlement 3. The Efficacy of the Forms of Climate Change Adaptation 4. Land Availability for Climate Displaced Communities in Bangladesh 5. Land Acquisition for Climate Displaced Communities in Bangladesh 6. The Viability of the Chittagong Hill Tracts as a destination for Climate Displaced Communities in Bangladesh 7. Climate Displacement and Kiribati: Notes from the Frontline 8. Climate Displacement and Land Solutions in Myanmar 9. The Sinking Carterets Islands: Leading Change in Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea 10. Climate-related Displacement and Options for Resettlement in Solomon Islands 11. Climate Displacement in Tuvalu 12. Climate Displacement in the United States: The Case of Newtok Village, Alaska 13. Conclusions: Possible Land Solution Tools to Resolve Climate Displacement
About the author
Scott Leckie is Director of Displacement Solutions, a non-profit initiative designed to assist refugees and displaced persons to return and recover their original homes. An international human rights lawyer and global housing advocate, he is recognised internationally as an expert in the field of economic and social rights. He is currently a Visiting Professor at the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
