De Gruyter Handbook of Climate Migration and Mobility Justice

As climate change accelerates, its impact on human mobility becomes a pressing global concern. This handbook examines the complex relationship between climate mobilities, immobilities, and the resulting issues of social inequality and justice. It addresses the socio-cultural, health, economic, legal, and political challenges that arise as populations move due to environmental shifts. Readers will explore why current international legal frameworks and national governance mechanisms often fail to protect those displaced by climate change. The text highlights the risks faced by these populations, including psychosocial trauma, human rights abuses, and health risks. This volume is an essential resource for understanding the need for better protection and more effective governance in a changing world. It provides a foundation for studying how climate change reshapes human movement and the social justice implications that follow.