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Every day, millions of people are affected by environmental change, yet the reasons why some move and migrate while others remain are complex.
In this book, Saphia Fleury examines how environmental, political, social and economic pressures combine to shape migration decisions. Through two revealing case studies, the Vietnamese boat people crisis and the evacuation of Montserrat following the eruption of the Soufrière Hills volcano, she challenges conventional understandings of displacement and adaptation. Drawing on migrant testimony and previously suppressed government documents, Fleury shows how natural hazards become social and political crises, often through institutional failures and policy mistakes.
By tracing the long-term consequences of displacement for affected communities while offering vital lessons for policymakers and advocacy organisations, Fleury proposes practical ways of reducing forced displacement and protecting those who move. Ultimately, she makes a powerful case for flexible, rights-based national and international responses rather than a single treaty-based solution.
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Table of Contents
PART A: Why people leave
Chapter 1 – 'A story of terror': An unfolding volcanic tragedy
Chapter 2 – The Vietnamese boat people: A hidden environmental migration
PART B: Why labels matter
Chapter 3 – Environmental migrant or climate refugee?
Chapter 4 – 'Don't call me diaspora': Montserratians' experiences of evacuation and resettlement
PART C: Migration as adaptation
Chapter 5 – Climate change futures
Chapter 6 – Climate justice and human mobility
PART D: Protecting climate-displaced people
Chapter 7 – Left out: 'climate refugees' in international law
Chapter 8 – Where next? Protecting migrants in a changing climate
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| Published | 29 Apr 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 208 |
| ISBN | 9781350578630 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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