TY - JOUR
T1 - In-situ adaptation against climate change can enable relocation of impoverished small islands
AU - Jamero, Ma Laurice
AU - Onuki, Motoharu
AU - Esteban, Miguel
AU - Chadwick, Christopher
AU - Tan, Nicholson
AU - Valenzuela, Ven Paolo
AU - Crichton, Richard
AU - Avelino, John Erick
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was funded by the Program for Leading Graduate Schools, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and Graduate Program in Sustainability Science - Global Leadership Initiative , Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo , Chiba, Japan. A part of the present work was also performed as one of the activities of the Research Institute of Sustainable Future Society, Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University . The authors remain deeply grateful to the Municipal Government of Tubigon and the island communities of Batasan, Bilangbilangan, Pangapasan, and Ubay for their continued cooperation in this research.
Funding Information:
This work was funded by the Program for Leading Graduate Schools, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and Graduate Program in Sustainability Science - Global Leadership Initiative, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan. A part of the present work was also performed as one of the activities of the Research Institute of Sustainable Future Society, Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University. The authors remain deeply grateful to the Municipal Government of Tubigon and the island communities of Batasan, Bilangbilangan, Pangapasan, and Ubay for their continued cooperation in this research.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2019/10
Y1 - 2019/10
N2 - In-situ adaptation is commonly perceived to discourage mass migration, instead providing adverse incentives to continue building and living in risky areas. However, evidence from small islands in central Philippines experiencing frequent tidal flooding shows that in-situ adaptation can help enable mass migration by reducing vulnerability and increasing the resources needed for successful relocation. Using ecosystem-based adaptation, the island communities are able to increase their resilience to disasters, which could otherwise drive sudden and unplanned relocation. Using community-based adaptation or no regrets strategies such as education and vocational skills training, the younger generation of residents will be better able to find more mainland-based job opportunities, potentially enabling the natural depopulation of the island in the future.
AB - In-situ adaptation is commonly perceived to discourage mass migration, instead providing adverse incentives to continue building and living in risky areas. However, evidence from small islands in central Philippines experiencing frequent tidal flooding shows that in-situ adaptation can help enable mass migration by reducing vulnerability and increasing the resources needed for successful relocation. Using ecosystem-based adaptation, the island communities are able to increase their resilience to disasters, which could otherwise drive sudden and unplanned relocation. Using community-based adaptation or no regrets strategies such as education and vocational skills training, the younger generation of residents will be better able to find more mainland-based job opportunities, potentially enabling the natural depopulation of the island in the future.
KW - Adaptive capacity
KW - Climate vulnerability
KW - Community-based adaptation
KW - Ecosystem-based adaptation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103614
DO - 10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103614
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85069438837
SN - 0308-597X
VL - 108
JO - Marine Policy
JF - Marine Policy
M1 - 103614
ER -
