Climate Change, Disasters, and Internal Displacement in Asia and the Pacific

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This book examines how states in eight countries across Asia and the Pacific address internal displacement in the context of disasters and climate change. The Asia and the Pacific region accounts for the majority of global disaster-related displacement, but the experience of the millions of individuals displaced differs according to gender, age, ethnicity, (dis)ability, caste, and so forth and is dependent on the legal, administrative, social, and economic structures and processes in place to support them. This book adopts a human rights-based approach, investigating the role of law and policy in preventing displacement, protecting people who are displaced, and engendering durable solutions across cases drawn from Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nepal, Bangladesh, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands. The specific cases in the book also reflect critically on the term ‘displacement’ and the wider normative framework within which this phenomenon is conceptualised and addressed. The book will be of interest to students, researchers, and practitioners working at the intersection of human rights, human mobility, development, disaster risk reduction and management, and climate change adaptation. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Editors List of contributors Foreword Acknowledgements Acronyms Table of treaties and international legal and policy documents Chapter 1 Internal displacement in the context of disasters and climate change in Asia and the Pacific: Introduction to the volume Internal displacement in the context of disasters and climate change Displacement in the context of disasters and climate change in Asia and the Pacific Framing the issue: Merging human rights and political ecology in the study of disaster displacement Human rights in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation at international and regional levels Structure of the volume Notes References International legal and policy documents Chapter 2 The role of national law and policy in addressing displacement in the context of disasters and climate change in Asia and the Pacific Introduction The Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement: A human rights-based framework in need of support A human rights-based approach to displacement in the context of disasters and climate change National law and policy relevant to disaster displacement in Asia and the Pacific Obstacles to implementation of national legal and policy frameworks in particular situations of disaster displacement Conclusion Notes References International legal and policy documents National legal and policy documents Prevention of and preparedness for displacement Chapter 3 Thailand: Flooding disaster, people’s displacement, and state response: A case study of Hat Yai municipality Introduction Research method Recent major flood disasters in Thailand Legal framework on disaster management in Thailand Flooding in Hat Yai City Physical infrastructure approach Soft infrastructure approach Disaster and displacement Conclusion Notes References International legal and policy documents National legal and policy documents Chapter 4 The Philippines: Beyond resilience: Protecting the rights of internally displaced persons in Dulag, Leyte, in the wake of Super Typhoon Haiyan Introduction The study site and research methods The domestic legal framework Dulag, Leyte, and Typhoon Haiyan Conclusion and ways forward Notes References International legal and policy documents National legal and policy documents Protection during evacuation and throughout displacement Chapter 5 Vanuatu: Protecting the rights of vulnerable groups during evacuation: A case study of Cyclone Pam and Mataso Island in Vanuatu Introduction Method The legal, policy, and governance framework in Vanuatu Case study of March 2015 Tropical Cyclone Pam, Mataso Island Analysis of the role played by law and policy Notes References International legal and policy documents National legal and policy documents Appendix 1: List of interviews Chapter 6 Cambodia: Unpacking the nature of displacement due to flooding in Phreah Kunlong through a human rights-based approach Introduction Methodology and approach Socio-economic background in relation to flooding Community disaster preparedness Mobility dynamics Benefits and drawbacks of movement Unpacking displacement Conclusion Notes References International legal and policy documents National legal and policy documents Chapter 7 Bangladesh: Flood-related displacement in Fulchhari upazila Introduction The legal framework Displacement due to the 2017 flood in Fulchhari upazila Conclusion Note References International legal and policy documents National legal and policy documents Appendix 1: List of interviews Chapter 8 Indonesia: Human rights, persons with disabilities, and the politics of disaster displacement in post-eruption Mt. Sinabung Introduction Framing the study: A socially grounded human rights-based approach The legal and policy frameworks: Governing disaster displacement in Indonesia Local complexity and the rights of persons with disabilities during evacuation: The case of Mt. Sinabung Reflections from Mt. Sinabung: Protecting the rights of persons with disabilities during and after evacuation in the context of recurrent displacement Notes References International legal and policy documents National legal and policy documents Appendix 1: List of interviews Durable solutions Chapter 9 Nepal: Protracted displacement from Haku Village, Rasuwa District in the aftermath of the 2015 earthquakes Introduction Method Research study site: Rasuwa district Displacement and durable solutions Concluding remarks Notes References International legal and policy documents National legal and policy documents Chapter 10 Solomon Islands: Flooding, displacement, and durable solutions: The April 2014 flood in Honiara Introduction Method Solomon Islands legal framework relating to disasters and displacement The April 2014 flood in Honiara The role of law and policy: What more could have been done? Conclusion Notes References International legal and policy documents National law and policy Conclusion: A research and policy agenda for addressing displacement in the context of disasters and climate change Policy implications emerging from the research Avenues for further research Notes Index